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With Pope’s Support, Vatican to Publish Document on Synod’s Final Phase
Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church's path toward synodality -- a term many in the church had ...
Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
Another musician who died in June was Sly Stone, the leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone. Clad in leather ...
Defending Islam, dying for Islam: What the suicide attack on the church of Mar Elias portends for Syria
Syrian authorities were quick to condemn last month’s suicide attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Mar Elias, which left 25 ...
Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, Argentine friar held up by Pope Francis as model confessor, dies at 98
ROME (AP) — Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in ...
The Making of an American Pope
Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...
Wisconsin Republicans look to Democrats to pass the state budget deal
The Wisconsin Legislature pushed to pass a compromise state budget Wednesday, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to ...
Japan’s emperor says he will honor Japanese POWs who were held in Mongolia
Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held ...
Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home in hopes of reviving the village
Pope Leo XIV's hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb's board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will breathe new life into a village ...