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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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Displaced children can benefit from faith communities’ help, speakers say

Children on the move, particularly as migrants or refugees, are enormously vulnerable, said one of the church's leading experts on safeguarding.
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U.S. Ukrainian Catholic prelate says Russian war against nation is genocide

A Ukrainian Catholic archbishop asked his fellow U.S. bishops Nov. 16 to pray for Ukraine, and, if possible, to go to Ukraine and pray there for its people, inviting them on a trip he is embarking on in February.
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Indiana twins share many things, including vocation to priesthood

It's not unusual for twins to share just about everything, but in the Hickeys' case there is something else: The brothers share a calling to the priesthood.
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Taking the church to the peripheries: mission stations in Philippines

When Father Victor Sandoval went knocking on doors in one of Manila's toughest slums to tell people he was moving into their midst, he was met with disbelief.
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Fordham report finds poverty growing globally, reversing recent gains

Declining access to food, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of poverty worldwide, said a new report issued by a Fordham University program.
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Vatican opens clinic in St. Peter’s Square for World Day of the Poor

As part of the Vatican celebration of World Day of the Poor, a dozen doctors and nurses and 90 medical students set up shop in St. Peter's Square.
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