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Pope says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine
Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.
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20 years ago, Katrina hit New Orleans hard; today, the Crescent City is rising with hope
In late 2005, just two months after Hurricane Katrina, the American Institute of Architects tabbed Boston-based urban planner David Dixon, to organize a national recovery conference with the goal of providing a roadmap for New Orleans out of the chaos ...
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As Latino communities live in fear of ICE, LA Catholics find ways to help hurting families
In largely Latino communities across Southern California shaken by weeks of immigration enforcement raids on city sidewalks and local businesses, the fear has forced unauthorized immigrants inside, shut out from work, from church, from life. But all that fear has ...
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For young adults, soon-to-be-saint Frassati has ignited their faith amid fellowship
Kyle Radgowski is one of the organizers of the Frassati Fellowship for young adults in Chicago’s southwest suburbs.
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Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience
This is the text of the catechesis and appeal from Pope Leo XIV’s Aug. 6, 2025 general audience given in St. Peter’s Square.
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Trump’s executive order seeks to remove homeless from streets
The question was shouted at President Donald Trump as the commander in chief, headed for Scotland, was ready to depart the South Lawn on July 25.
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‘Christianity is about being present in suffering,’ director of new film about St. Kolbe says
Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.