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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican as he leads, for the first time, the midday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Quietly, without flashiness, Pope Leo strives toward unity

Following the April 21 death of Pope Francis, a great curiosity hovered across the world as the College of Cardinals entered into mourning and prepared to elect a new pope.
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Franciscan Brothers of Peace live Christ’s ‘radical love’ in their ministry

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Brian Gibson met Michael Gaworski in February 1981 at a charismatic prayer meeting in Shakopee, Minnesota. It was right before Gaworski founded Pro-Life Action Ministries, where today Gibson works as its executive director. Franciscan Brothers ...
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Heisman winner is much loved, respected alum of D.C.-area Catholic schools

Caleb Williams, the star quarterback at the University of Southern California who won the Heisman Trophy Dec. 10, earlier made his mark at two Washington-area Catholic schools he attended for middle school and high school.
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Father Pfleger is reinstated; archdiocesan board finds no proof of abuse

CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Michael Pfleger, 73, has been reinstated as senior pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina after the Chicago Archdiocese’s Independent Review Board determined the accusations of sex abuse lodged against him in October are not ...
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After vote, House sends Respect for Marriage Act to Biden for signature

WASHINGTON (CNS) — By a vote of 258-169, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act Dec. 8 and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Biden is expected to sign the bill legalizing same-sex ...
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An elderly woman stands in her doorway as armed Salvadoran troops patrol a residential area in Soyapango Dec. 5, 2022. A massive crackdown on gangs in El Salvador has led to ongoing human rights abuses, says a new report. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)

El Salvador crackdown on gangs causes human rights abuses, report says

A massive crackdown on gangs in El Salvador has led to ongoing human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, torture and deaths in custody, according to a report from a pair of human rights groups.
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Chief Dadá Borarí from the Maró Indigenous Lands of the Brazilian Amazon; Arouna Kandé, a climate change refugee from Senegal; U.S. scientists Robin Martin and Greg Asner; and teenage climate activist Ridhima Pandey of India participated in the making of the documentary "The Letter." They are seen inside the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Aug. 26, 2021. The film tells the story of a journey to Rome of frontline leaders to discuss with Pope Francis his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." (CNS photo/courtesy Off the Fence)

Pope enlists a willing warrior to spread the message of ‘Laudato Si’’

Pope Francis is getting more non-Catholics to do his work. The latest is Nicolas Brown, who directed "The Letter: A Message for Our Earth," a documentary on the pope's 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home."
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