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Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.
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Father Matthew De Leon, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde, Texas, prays during the Sept. 6, 2024, opening and dedication ceremony of a new counseling center to provide ongoing community healing and support following the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Uvalde, Texas church opens counseling facility for ongoing healing from 2022 mass shooting

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde has opened a new, onsite counseling facility to provide ongoing community healing and support following the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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Drone footage shows residents gathering around a bridge next to the Franciscan monastery amid flooding in Klodzko, in the Lower Silesia region of Poland Sept. 15, 2024, in this still image from social media video.

Historic Franciscan monastery under water as southwestern Poland suffers disastrous floods

Poland's government is preparing a decree of a state of natural disaster as the southwestern part of the country was severely flooded by torrential rains caused by Storm Boris.
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Pope Francis arrives at the Catholic Junior College in Singapore for an interreligious meeting with young people Sept. 13, 2024.

Pope thrives, hits main themes of his pontificate during Asia-Pacific trip

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE (CNS) — The 87-year-old Pope Francis not only survived the longest trip of his pontificate, but he drew energy from the crowds who came to see him, and he seemed to enjoy his 12-day ...
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Parents of pupils who died during a fatal fire react Sept. 6, 2024, at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni, in the central Kenyan county of Nyeri. (OSV News photo/Monicah Mwangi, Reuters)

Kenya mourns 21 boys killed in academy dormitory fire

As Kenya mourned the 21 young boys killed in a school dormitory fire Sept. 6 in Kieni, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri said the church was heartbroken and urged Christians to stay close to the affected families.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are pictured in a combination photo taking part in the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Sept. 10, 2024. (OSV News photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters)

Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, economy in first debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first — and possibly only — debate of the 2024 presidential cycle.
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A man walks past a banner reading "Stop Human Trafficking!" in 2018 in Valletta, Malta. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to combat human trafficking in Argentina

More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.
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