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The caskets of senior Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, lie in state June 27, 2025, at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul.

Slain Minnesota lawmaker, husband remembered for lives lived ‘with purpose, meaning’

Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home June 14, were remembered at their funeral Mass June 28 for living their lives "with purpose and meaning."
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Ameca, a humanoid robot by Engineered Arts, interacts with attendees at the entrance to the UK Pavilion during CES 2022 in Las Vegas Jan. 6, 2022. (OSV News photo/Steve Marcus, Reuters)

Panelists: Transhumanism seeks to one day replace humans

It's a term with a lot of contemporary currency: transhumanism.
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, known as Padre Pio, is seen in this undated photo that was part of a Vatican-hosted presentation of 10 new photos of the Capuchin saint on April 29, 2024. A habit worn by the beloved saint and other rare relics are coming to the U.S. Oct. 11-18, 2025, brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that was home to Padre Pio. (CNS photo/Courtesy Saint Pio Foundation)

Padre Pio’s habit, rare relics coming to US

A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that was home to the beloved saint known as Padre Pio.
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Members of Apache Stronghold protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Sept. 11, 2024, the day the non-profit coalition filed an appeal asking the high court to overturn a federal appeals court ruling allowing development of a copper mine in Oak Flat, Ariz., on a site Apache people consider sacred. The U.S. Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, rejected the appeal. (OSV News photo/Piroschka van de Wouw, Reuters)

SCOTUS rejects Indigenous coalition’s appeal over mine’s threat to sacred site

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 27 rejected an appeal that sought to protect a sacred site at Oak Flat, Arizona, from destruction by a copper mining giant.
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Pope Leo XIV greets those gathered outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome May 25, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, pope says

Celebrating his first Mass in Rome's diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily "on our knees," through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion.
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Gravestones adorned with American Flags are seen at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., May 27, 2024. Each year on Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, the nation pays tribute to U.S. military service members who have died in war. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)

Memorial Day strikes a chord for organist at Arlington National Cemetery

She's played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A photo of Pope Leo XIV taken on the night of his election is seen next to a fake quotation attributed to him that began making the rounds on social media May 14, 2025.

Vatican warns about fake pope quotes, videos

All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.
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