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catholicworldreport.com | Kate Quinones |Russell Shaw
The damaged front of the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic stands following a bomb blast on May 17, 2025, in Palm Springs, California. / Credit: David McNew/Getty ImagesCNA Staff, May 23, 2025 / 14:33 pm (CNA).
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catholiccourier.com | Russell Shaw |Gina Capellazzi
Pope Leo XIII is depicted in this official Vatican portrait. He laid the foundation for modern Catholic social teaching with his landmark 1891 encyclical "Rerum Novarum," addressing the rights and dignity of workers in the face of industrialization. (OSV News photo by Library of Congress) | Section: Worship & Faith(OSV News) — Cardinal Robert F.
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catholiccourier.com | Russell Shaw |Gina Capellazzi
(OSV News) — “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” St. Augustine’s famous words addressed to God introduce his account of how a headstrong, self-indulgent young man became one of the most important Christian thinkers of all time and a saint — and the father of the Augustinian order, to which Pope Leo XIV belongs. What follows — the story of Augustine’s conversion, as he tells it in his “Confessions” — is itself a landmark in Western spiritual and literary history.
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catholicworldreport.com | Anto Akkara |Russell Shaw
A burnt scooter on May 9, 2025, stands on the spot where twins Zian Khan and Urwa Fatima died on May 7 during Pakistani artillery shelling in the main town of Poonch district. / Credit: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty ImagesBangalore, India, May 12, 2025 / 10:40 am (CNA).
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thebostonpilot.com | Kate Scanlon |Russell Shaw |Elizabeth Scalia
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump posted an image that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence depicting himself as pope just days after making a comment to reporters that he would like to become the next pope. The image drew condemnation from some church leaders and commentators, while some defended it as a jest.
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catholicworldreport.com | Francesca Pollio Fenton |Russell Shaw
First pilgrims begin to line up 12 hours ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral By Francesca Pollio Fenton for CNA Left: Ismael with his friend Dalia, who traveled from Barcelona, Spain. Right: Nadia Trujillo, Ana Asensio, and their friend who joined them from Portugal. / Credit: Ursula Murua/EWTN NewsCNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:56 pm (CNA).
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catholicworldreport.com | Kate Quinones |Russell Shaw
Religious sisters gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNACNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 11:45 am (CNA). Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.
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catholicworldreport.com | Hannah Brockhaus |Russell Shaw
Pope Francis’ death: Vatican holds first step in papal funeral rites By Hannah Brockhaus for CNA Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra preside over the sealing of the papal apartment at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAVatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA).
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catholicworldreport.com | Eduardo Berdejo |Russell Shaw
Sodality of Christian Life signs its official dissolution decree By Eduardo Berdejo for CNA Archbishop Charles Scicluna (left) and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu (right). / Credit: Claudio Reyes/AFP/GettyLima Newsroom, Apr 15, 2025 / 13:31 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced Tuesday that the suppression of the Sodality of Christian Life and all the institutions founded by Luis Fernando Figari has been formalized as a result of an investigation ordered by Pope Francis.
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catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Russell Shaw
House bill would affirm tax exemption is not federal ‘financial assistance’ By Daniel Payne for CNA A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in downtown Washington, D.C. / Credit: Rob Crandall/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 11, 2025 / 16:23 pm (CNA). A federal bill proposed this week would affirm that nonprofits and charities are not receiving federal “financial assistance” simply by being granted a tax-exempt status. The Safeguarding Charity Act, introduced by Florida Rep.
