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A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel

Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

The head of the U.S. military archdiocese on Dec. 3 urged respect for the human person and the rule of law amid new questions about the legality of a deadly U.S. military attack Sept. 2 on a boat in the ...
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Blessed John Paul I, ‘the smiling pope,’ showed God’s goodness, pope says

Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God's goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise.
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Michigan Ukrainian Catholic school welcomes nearly 100 war refugees

This fall, approximately 100 students from war-torn Ukraine will join Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School, which in a normal year has an enrollment of about 200 students.
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Protection of children now in sights of Congress, FTC, tech firms

Nearly every parent’s biggest worry is how to provide for the health, safety and welfare of their children. It’s a concern that takes many forms: getting them to school safely and back again, serving them the best food and housing ...
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Parishioners reclaim Ojibwe language through hymn translation

Holding a wooden flute, Larry Martin stood during a recent Mass and welcomed the congregation to join the responsorial psalm. He began: "Aw ge-chi-twaaa-wen-daa-go-zid, Gi-gi-zhe-ma-ni-doo-mi-nann." The language was Ojibwe, and the words translated to "Our God is one who is ...
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Pope: Without forgiveness and humility, injustice will rage

The world will keep witnessing wars, violence and injustice as long as people fail to understand that true freedom comes from seeking God's will, love and mercy, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals

On Saturday, August 28, a double consistory was held at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. In the first, Pope Francis created twenty new Cardinals, some from Rome but most from the far reaches of the world.
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