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Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati canonized
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints — two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries. “Sts. Pier ...
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As war nears two-year mark, Catholic leaders head to Holy Land
As the Israel-Hamas war nears the two-year mark, Catholic leaders have headed to Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and Israel on a pastoral visit.
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Irish missionary freed after monthlong kidnapping in Haiti
(OSV News) — A longtime Irish missionary in Haiti has been freed after nearly a month of captivity. Gena Heraty, who has been working in Haiti for 30 years, was freed along with the other hostages captured Aug. 3 after ...
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From Final Four fame to 106: Sister Jean still cheering Loyola on
It's been more than seven years since Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt became a household name virtually overnight.
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Pope talks about what Saint Augustine has taught him
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “So much of who I am I owe to the spirit and the teachings of Saint Augustine,” Pope Leo XIV told his Augustinian confreres and their benefactors who were celebrating the saint’s feast day in Philadelphia. As Cardinal ...
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As US celebrates Labor Day, how AI should–and should not–be used at work
The dignity of workers must be protected amid the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee said in an Aug. 29 statement for Labor Day, Sept. 1.
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LGBTQ Catholics process through Holy Door at St. Peter’s
Walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the culmination of any Jubilee pilgrimage, many LGBTQ Catholics and the people who minister with them kissed or caressed the panels of the door. Some cried.