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Commentator Charlie Kirk appears at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10, 2025.

Bishops, officials call for prayer after Charlie Kirk shot and killed

September 11, 2025
Catholic bishops and public officials are calling for prayer following the apparent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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Indiana twins share many things, including vocation to priesthood

November 16, 2022
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

November 15, 2022
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

November 14, 2022
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

November 11, 2022
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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Pope blesses ‘begging statue’ that will help Vincentians build homes

November 10, 2022
A dove in flight lays a blanket over a homeless person in a new sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz.
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French cardinal admits to abusing teen girl 35 years ago

November 9, 2022
French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, former head of the French bishops' conference, admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.
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