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Faith leaders hope bill will stop the loss of thousands of clergy from abroad serving US communities

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A crowd gathers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, where newly elected Pope Leo XIV will deliver a blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock Polish priest charged with the killing of a homeless man

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A rainbow by a church. (Credit: Nikola Tomašić/Unsplash.)

Germany approved guidelines for promoting ‘Fiducia supplicans blessings’ during Sede Vacante

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Jesuit Father Josep Lluís Iriberri points towards Manresa, where his group of pilgrims will conclude the Ignatian way pilgrimage, in Spain on July 9, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Wilson/AP.)

One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

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Europe’s bishops hope Pope Leo will move the needle with Trump admin

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV in a photo posted on X. (Credit: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Credit: Zelenskyy on X.)

In Vatican, Zelenskyy meets with Trump, advocating Ukraine in its war with Russia

Apr 27
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Arrest of Italian priest for abuse may renew calls for national reckoning

Apr 17
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Clergy attend the beatification Mass of Carlo Acutis in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 10, 2020. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Assisi- Nocera Umbra- Gualdo Tadino.)

New documentary looks at life of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized this month

Apr 16
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St. Peter's decked out with Dutch flowers in 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Dutch floral gift for Vatican Easter a tradition ‘too beautiful to let go to waste’

Apr 16
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Police officers look at a crater made by a drone near apartment houses following Russia’s night attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 29, 2025. (Credit: Yevhen Titov/AP.)

Ukrainian bishop says citizens will ‘bravely defend their country’

Mar 31
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