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<title>New York Gov. Al Smith: Perseverance in both political endeavors, faith</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ To President Franklin Roosevelt, he was the &quot;Happy Warrior.&quot; To suspicious Protestants, he was a pawn of the pope. Amid such conflicting views as these, the remarkable political career of Al Smith was forged. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to global church</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When Pope Leo XIV was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, few felt the change more personally than those who had known him long before he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter&#039;s Basilica. ]]></description>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV rejects media ‘narrative’ his Africa remarks targeted Trump</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of his 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, telling journalists aboard the papal flight to Angola April 18 that &quot;there has been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all its aspects.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title>Gallup: Young men are an ’emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An increasing number of the nation&#039;s young men say religion is &quot;very important&quot; in their lives, marking a return to levels seen 25 years ago, and edging them ahead of young women on the issue, according to Gallup. ]]></description>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘The Drama’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Many potential brides and grooms-to-be have experienced cold feet in the lead-up to their nuptials. But few can have had their trotters quite so thoroughly chilled as the previously devoted fiance at the center of writer-director Kristoffer Borgli&#039;s provocative psychological study &quot;The Drama&quot; (A24). ]]></description>
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<title>Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon, underlining St. Augustine&#039;s enduring importance today, saying that the saint&#039;s invitation &quot;to search for God and to search for truth is something that is very much needed today.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title>Cameroon separatists declare temporary ceasefire ahead of pope’s visit to conflict&#45;hit regions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Separatist factions operating in Cameroon&#039;s Anglophone regions announced a temporary cessation of hostilities ahead of Pope Leo XIV&#039;s stop in Cameroon on the second leg of his papal visit to the African continent. ]]></description>
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<title>Pro&#45;life groups urge DOJ to stop opposing state abortion pill lawsuits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A coalition of 78 pro-life groups sent a letter to acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the Department of Justice to stop asking courts to dismiss or pause state lawsuits to roll back the Biden administration&#039;s eased restrictions on mifepristone. ]]></description>
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<title>Odds on Peter: Trump vs the Pope</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Catholics will always be loyalty suspects in the United States of America. We love our country, but we will not (and should not) put it before Christ or his Church or the successors to his apostles. ]]></description>
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<title>Vatican foundation announces global events to honor Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout 2026 to mark the centenary of Pope Benedict XVI&#039;s birth. ]]></description>
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<title>Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive &quot;delusion of omnipotence&quot; threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders and individuals to empty their hearts and minds of hatred and violence, and to start serving life. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘You, Me &amp;amp; Tuscany’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For the price of a movie ticket, viewers can enjoy a brief sojourn in the Italian countryside thanks to director Kat Coiro&#039;s romantic comedy &quot;You, Me &amp; Tuscany&quot; (Universal). ]]></description>
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<title>At peace vigil, Archbishop Lori condemns threats of ‘obliterating’ a civilization</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Echoing Pope Leo XIV’s repeated calls for an end to the war in the Middle East, Archbishop William E. Lori insisted during an April 11 prayer vigil that peace is more than the absence of conflict. ]]></description>
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<title>Fly Me to the Moon (or Fly Someone Else and Let Me Watch)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This type of encounter helps us see the beauty and the power and the imagination behind God’s creation. ]]></description>
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<title>Parishioners remember fallen pastor, fatally shot a year ago, and continue to heal</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/parishioners-remember-fallen-pastor-fatally-shot-a-year-ago-and-continue-to-heal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Five minutes. That&#039;s how much time passed between Todd Leonard&#039;s last meeting with Father Arul Carasala and the moment Leonard found the priest fatally wounded outside his own rectory in Seneca on April 3, 2025. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Judge pauses state’s abortion pill lawsuit until FDA completes timely safety review</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/judge-pauses-states-abortion-pill-lawsuit-until-fda-completes-timely-safety-review</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A federal judge on April 7 paused Louisiana&#039;s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#039;s approval of mifepristone pending its promised safety review. ]]></description>
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<title>Mary, icon of the Church</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On a snow-covered winter day in 1842, Father Edward Sorin stood before a frozen lake in northern Indiana and did something audacious. He consecrated the land, the institution he was about to found and every soul who would ever study or work there to the Blessed Virgin Mary -- and he did this not as an afterthought or pious decoration, but as the founding act itself. ]]></description>
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<title>Pentagon disputes report senior officials lectured Vatican diplomat about Pope Leo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The top Vatican diplomat in the U.S. was brought to the Pentagon in January for a &quot;bitter lecture&quot; about comments from Pope Leo XIV that some senior U.S. defense officials perceived as criticism of the Trump administration, The Free Press reported April 6. ]]></description>
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<title>Nuncio to Lebanon says war ‘is not the right path,’ calls for ceasefire</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/nuncio-to-lebanon-says-war-is-not-the-right-path-calls-for-ceasefire</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the death toll in Lebanon continues to rise following devastating strikes by the Israeli military, the Vatican&#039;s representative in the country said the bombardment &quot;is not the right path.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title>The Little Girl at the Cross: Our Faith Is Always New</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-little-girl-at-the-cross-our-faith-is-always-new</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When it was her turn, she walked right up to the cross, carefully leaned down very low, and gave the dark wood a kiss. Then she bounced away. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent,’ pope says in Easter peace message</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-power-with-which-christ-rose-is-entirely-nonviolent-pope-says-in-easter-peace-message</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter&#039;s Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is &quot;entirely nonviolent&quot; and calling on world leaders to lay down their weapons and choose dialogue over domination. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump threatens strikes on Iranian infrastructure same day Pope Leo appeals for peace</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/trump-threatens-strikes-on-iranian-infrastructure-same-day-pope-leo-appeals-for-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump on Easter threatened major strikes on Iran&#039;s energy and transportation infrastructure if its leaders do not cooperate with his demand to open the Strait of Hormuz. ]]></description>
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<title>Sister Mary Gess Kirby, R.S.M., former Mercy High School counselor, dies at 92</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sister-mary-gess-kirby-rsm-former-mercy-high-school-counselor-dies-at-92</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A funeral Mass for Religious Sister of Mercy Mary Gess Kirby will be offered April 11 at 11 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center’s McAuley Chapel in Baltimore. Sister  Gess died March 27. She was 92 and had been a Sister of Mercy for 68 years. ]]></description>
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<title>Father Joseph P. Lacey, S.J., longtime pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, dies at 85</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/father-joseph-p-lacey-sj-longtime-pastor-of-st-alphonsus-rodriguez-dies-at-85</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jesuit Father Joseph P. Lacey, who spent more than two decades as pastor of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and 22 years as a missionary in India, died March 28 at the St. Claude La Colombière Jesuit Community in Baltimore. He was 85. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Father, Joseph, Lacey, S.J., longtime, pastor, St., Alphonsus, Rodriguez, dies</media:keywords>
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<title>Deacon John ‘Happy Jack’ Martin dedicated life to delivering faith, smiles</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/deacon-john-happy-jack-martin-dedicated-life-to-delivering-faith-smiles</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/deacon-john-happy-jack-martin-dedicated-life-to-delivering-faith-smiles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deacon John Martin, who served many years at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died March 25. He was known for his compassion and warmth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-calls-israeli-ukrainian-leaders-on-good-friday-urging-peace</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-calls-israeli-ukrainian-leaders-on-good-friday-urging-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV spoke over the telephone with the presidents of Israel and Ukraine on Good Friday, urging diplomatic solutions and humanitarian support amid the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Europe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIV, calls, Israeli, Ukrainian, leaders, Good, Friday, urging, peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/movie-review-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/movie-review-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If Mario, the cartoon Italian American plumber who first figured in Nintendo&#039;s &quot;Donkey Kong&quot; series of video games, were a normally aging human being, he would now be 45 years older than he was at his debut. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope at Colosseum: Follow Christ’s path, including the Way of the Cross, to bring peace</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-at-colosseum-follow-christs-path-including-the-way-of-the-cross-to-bring-peace</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-at-colosseum-follow-christs-path-including-the-way-of-the-cross-to-bring-peace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Life must be lived as a journey seeking to follow in Jesus&#039; footsteps, Pope Leo XIV said after completing the Stations of the Cross at Rome&#039;s Colosseum. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Jerusalem’s Holy Week embraced with silent prayer, intimate liturgies as war continues to escalate</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/jerusalems-holy-week-embraced-with-silent-prayer-intimate-liturgies-as-war-continues-to-escalate</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/jerusalems-holy-week-embraced-with-silent-prayer-intimate-liturgies-as-war-continues-to-escalate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Holy Week in the Holy Land is unfolding in unprecedented silence, as war-related restrictions have left sacred sites largely without the faithful. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Missouri bishops back amendment to limit abortion, gender transition for minors</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/missouri-bishops-back-amendment-to-limit-abortion-gender-transition-for-minors</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/missouri-bishops-back-amendment-to-limit-abortion-gender-transition-for-minors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic bishops of Missouri on March 26 issued a statement offering their support to a ballot measure that would both limit abortion and certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Missouri, bishops, back, amendment, limit, abortion, gender, transition, for, minors</media:keywords>
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<title>Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/vance-to-publish-book-exploring-his-conversion-to-catholicism</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/vance-to-publish-book-exploring-his-conversion-to-catholicism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book this summer exploring his conversion to Catholicism as an adult, The Associated Press reported March 31. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Vance, publish, book, exploring, his, conversion, Catholicism</media:keywords>
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<title>Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/supreme-court-backs-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/supreme-court-backs-challenge-to-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Supreme Court March 31 issued a ruling finding that a Colorado law banning professional counseling services that practice &quot;conversion therapy&quot; for minors likely infringes on the First Amendment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Baltimore Chrism Mass draws 1,400 to witness to ‘liberating power of God’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/baltimore-chrism-mass-draws-1400-to-witness-to-liberating-power-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/baltimore-chrism-mass-draws-1400-to-witness-to-liberating-power-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The five men who will be ordained to the priesthood in June each had a special role in the chrism Mass March 30 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Three carried the oils that would be blessed in the Mass, one preached the Gospel and another assisted Archbishop William E. Lori at the altar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/with-all-my-heart-i-want-to-say-how-sorry-we-are-says-albany-bishop-as-abuse-settlement-reached</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/with-all-my-heart-i-want-to-say-how-sorry-we-are-says-albany-bishop-as-abuse-settlement-reached</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440 Child Victims Act claims, the Diocese of Albany reached a $148 million settlement agreement with the survivors of sexual abuse by diocesan priests and others on March 27. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>‘With, all, heart, want, say, how, sorry, are, ’, says, Albany, bishop, abuse, settlement, reached</media:keywords>
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<title>r/AskAPriest: The internet’s holiest forum</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/raskapriest-the-internets-holiest-forum</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/raskapriest-the-internets-holiest-forum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The subreddit r/AskAPriest was created around five years ago. Father Jacob Maurer, one of its founders, said it stemmed from a need he and fellow priests who posted on r/Catholicism identified. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>rAskAPriest:, The, internet’s, holiest, forum</media:keywords>
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<title>6 ways Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco expressed her Catholic faith</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/6-ways-princess-grace-kelly-of-monaco-expressed-her-catholic-faith</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/6-ways-princess-grace-kelly-of-monaco-expressed-her-catholic-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Monaco March 28, Americans will no doubt be reminded of another U.S.-born Catholic monarch -- the actress-made-princess Grace Kelly, who lived in Monaco following her marriage to its Sovereign Prince Rainier III in April 1956 until her untimely death in 1982. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>ways, Princess, Grace, Kelly, Monaco, expressed, her, Catholic, faith</media:keywords>
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<title>Maryland’s Archbishop John Carroll: A Catholic bridge&#45;builder in a fledgling nation</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/marylands-archbishop-john-carroll-a-catholic-bridge-builder-in-a-fledgling-nation</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/marylands-archbishop-john-carroll-a-catholic-bridge-builder-in-a-fledgling-nation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A member of a wealthy and respected Catholic family, with excellent contacts among America&#039;s political and social elite, Archbishop Carroll proved notably adept at building bridges with the non-Catholic world in a career spanning more than three decades. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Maryland’s, Archbishop, John, Carroll:, Catholic, bridge-builder, fledgling, nation</media:keywords>
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<title>What is the point of a pilgrimage?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-is-the-point-of-a-pilgrimage</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-is-the-point-of-a-pilgrimage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the point of a pilgrimage? Where did this idea come from for Catholics? There is considerable evidence throughout Scripture, which supplies theological significance to the concept. Even today we see many embracing this activity with passion and the commitment of time and resources. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>What, the, point, pilgrimage</media:keywords>
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<title>Via Crucis: The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/via-crucis-the-final-holy-week-journey-of-pope-francis</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/via-crucis-the-final-holy-week-journey-of-pope-francis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following his release from Gemelli Hospital in March 2025, Pope Francis was prescribed two months of rest by doctors to recover after five weeks of hospitalization. Outside of a few brief appearances, it was widely expected that the pope would be seen little during Holy Week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Via, Crucis:, The, final, Holy, Week, journey, Pope, Francis</media:keywords>
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<title>The Donatist comeback</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-donatist-comeback</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-donatist-comeback</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The strange, Donatist parallelism between the SSPX leadership and the German Synodal Path illustrates what’s come to be called the “horseshoe effect:” in a moment of cultural turbulence, social fragmentation, and political dysfunction like our own, the extremes of left and right bend toward each other rather than occupying two ends of a linear spectrum. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>The, Donatist, comeback</media:keywords>
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<title>Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/meet-the-catholic-filmmaker-behind-a-new-series-on-women-of-the-bible</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/meet-the-catholic-filmmaker-behind-a-new-series-on-women-of-the-bible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When veteran writer and producer René Echevarria began working on a new show featuring women of the Bible, he knew the project was an answer to prayer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Meet, the, Catholic, filmmaker, behind, new, series, ‘Women, the, Bible’</media:keywords>
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<title>BMA exhibition highlights how Matisse reimagined the Stations of the Cross</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bma-exhibition-highlights-how-matisse-reimagined-the-stations-of-the-cross</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bma-exhibition-highlights-how-matisse-reimagined-the-stations-of-the-cross</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In spare black-and-white lines – almost graffiti-like in their directness – Matisse grouped all 14 Stations together in an expansive mural more than six feet tall. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BMA, exhibition, highlights, how, Matisse, reimagined, the, Stations, the, Cross</media:keywords>
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<title>Shrine is a place of prayer, pilgrimage and ‘encounter’ with St. John Paul II’s life, legacy</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/shrine-is-a-place-of-prayer-pilgrimage-and-encounter-with-st-john-paul-iis-life-legacy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/shrine-is-a-place-of-prayer-pilgrimage-and-encounter-with-st-john-paul-iis-life-legacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. John Paul II &quot;changed the Church and the world, and you can encounter that here&quot; at the national shrine in Washington named for the Polish pope, said Grattan Brown, the shrine&#039;s director of mission and ministry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>America at 250: Celebrating both a birthday and a history of religious liberty</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/america-at-250-celebrating-both-a-birthday-and-a-history-of-religious-liberty</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/america-at-250-celebrating-both-a-birthday-and-a-history-of-religious-liberty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the United States indulges in a star-spangled celebration of its 250th birthday, a cornerstone of historical significance that stands out is religious freedom, and unlike for many other nations, it is a unique founding principle of this nation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>America, 250:, Celebrating, both, birthday, and, history, religious, liberty</media:keywords>
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<title>Former astrologer rediscovers Catholic roots, will enter full communion with Church at Easter</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/former-astrologer-rediscovers-catholic-roots-will-enter-full-communion-with-church-at-easter</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/former-astrologer-rediscovers-catholic-roots-will-enter-full-communion-with-church-at-easter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Molly Curtis was always a spiritual person, reading the Bible, studying other religious texts, finding wisdom in Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies. But while she found wisdom, she didn&#039;t find peace. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Former, astrologer, rediscovers, Catholic, roots, will, enter, full, communion, with, Church, Easter</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope’s visit to show that Christianity is asset, not danger, for Algeria, bishop says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/popes-visit-to-show-that-christianity-is-asset-not-danger-for-algeria-bishop-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/popes-visit-to-show-that-christianity-is-asset-not-danger-for-algeria-bishop-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Algeria as the first stop of his apostolic trip to Africa April 13–23, Bishop Michel Guillaud of Constantine-Hippone told OSV News the Holy Father&#039;s presence will demonstrate that Christianity &quot;is an asset and not a danger&quot; to Algeria. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope’s, visit, show, that, Christianity, asset, not, danger, for, Algeria, bishop, says</media:keywords>
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<title>What are the three holy oils?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-are-the-three-holy-oils</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-are-the-three-holy-oils</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Church makes use of three holy oils: the oil of the sick, the oil of the catechumens and the holy chrism oil. The first two are blessed, and the bishop consecrates the third, ordinarily during the annual chrism Mass. Each has a distinctive purpose in the Church. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, are, the, three, holy, oils</media:keywords>
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<title>At 10, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ still shapes landscape for marriage, family ministries</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/at-10-amoris-laetitia-still-shapes-landscape-for-marriage-family-ministries</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/at-10-amoris-laetitia-still-shapes-landscape-for-marriage-family-ministries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Released in April 2016, &quot;Amoris Laetitia&quot; is a lengthy papal missive on married life and love, children, extended family, education and related challenges, with special attention to integrating wounded or marginalized families into the life of the Church. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Annunciation shooting showed online violent radicalization at work, expert says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/annunciation-shooting-showed-online-violent-radicalization-at-work-expert-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/annunciation-shooting-showed-online-violent-radicalization-at-work-expert-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than six months after the deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a law enforcement investigation remains ongoing -- but security analysts report that a cluster of violent online communities played a role in the attacker&#039;s motivation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noubikko@gmail.com</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Annunciation, shooting, showed, online, violent, radicalization, work, expert, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-calls-bishops-to-rome-to-discuss-marriage-and-family-in-october</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-calls-bishops-to-rome-to-discuss-marriage-and-family-in-october</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the Church’s discussion on marriage and family in light of “Amoris Laetitia.” ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Question Corner: How do you proceed if an ex refuses to be a part of the annulment process?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/question-corner-how-do-you-proceed-if-an-ex-refuses-to-be-a-part-of-the-annulment-process</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/question-corner-how-do-you-proceed-if-an-ex-refuses-to-be-a-part-of-the-annulment-process</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An important principle in the Church&#039;s law regarding the marriage nullity process is treating both spouses as fairly as possible. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>UK church leaders, pro&#45;life advocates say Britain now has ‘most extreme’ abortion legislation</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/uk-church-leaders-pro-life-advocates-say-britain-now-has-most-extreme-abortion-legislation</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/uk-church-leaders-pro-life-advocates-say-britain-now-has-most-extreme-abortion-legislation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Religious leaders and pro-life advocates are raising alarms about changes to abortion laws in Britain after the House of Lords advanced legislation that would remove penalties for women who terminate their pregnancies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Catholic hoops at the highest level take over this year’s March Madness</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catholic-hoops-at-the-highest-level-take-over-this-years-march-madness</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catholic-hoops-at-the-highest-level-take-over-this-years-march-madness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Catholic universities have quietly taken over March Madness, blending history, talent, and the kind of coaching that shapes every game into an unpredictable contest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV names Augustinian prelate as new prefect of charity dicastery</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-names-augustinian-prelate-as-new-prefect-of-charity-dicastery</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-names-augustinian-prelate-as-new-prefect-of-charity-dicastery</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, reassigning Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to serve as archbishop of his home diocese in his native Poland. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-points-to-st-joseph-as-an-example-of-the-importance-of-being-present</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-points-to-st-joseph-as-an-example-of-the-importance-of-being-present</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how St. Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of &quot;being present.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/amid-measles-uptick-infectious-diseases-specialist-says-church-recommends-vaccination</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/amid-measles-uptick-infectious-diseases-specialist-says-church-recommends-vaccination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid a spike in measles cases in the U.S., an infectious diseases specialist, who is also a Catholic deacon, told OSV News that the Church &quot;has recommended measles vaccination to safeguard the health of children and families.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Just war theory in the age of AI weapons and the ‘Department of War’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/just-war-theory-in-the-age-of-ai-weapons-and-the-department-of-war</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/just-war-theory-in-the-age-of-ai-weapons-and-the-department-of-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What does the Catholic Church have to say about war? How does the concept of a &quot;just war&quot; which has roots in St. Augustine&#039;s writings relate to modern warfare? And what does a discussion of the ethics of war look like with modern weaponry, including weapons made with artificial intelligence? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/father-norvel-first-black-superior-general-for-us-mens-religious-community-dies-at-90</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/father-norvel-first-black-superior-general-for-us-mens-religious-community-dies-at-90</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90. ]]></description>
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<title>Hagerstown school recognized by Cardinal Newman Society</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/hagerstown-school-recognized-by-cardinal-newman-society</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/hagerstown-school-recognized-by-cardinal-newman-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown has been recognized for its Catholic identity and academic excellence by The Cardinal Newman Society. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘Scream 7’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/movie-review-scream-7</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/movie-review-scream-7</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As its title suggests, &quot;Scream 7&quot; (Paramount) is the latest extension of a long-lived horror franchise, one that&#039;s currently approaching its 30th anniversary on screen. Since each chapter of this slasher saga has been a bloodsoaked mess, the series&#039; longevity will strike moviegoers of sense as inexplicable. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Catholics are urged to be cautious over new Anglican schism</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catholics-are-urged-to-be-cautious-over-new-anglican-schism</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catholics-are-urged-to-be-cautious-over-new-anglican-schism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As bishops and archbishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion sever links with England&#039;s first female archbishop of Canterbury, citing her church&#039;s &quot;false teaching,&quot; Catholics are being urged to maintain friendly ties while dropping illusions about future reunification. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Catholics, are, urged, cautious, over, new, Anglican, schism</media:keywords>
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<title>Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/christians-most-persecuted-religious-community-in-the-world-vatican-tells-un</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/christians-most-persecuted-religious-community-in-the-world-vatican-tells-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Vatican&#039;s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Christians, ‘most, persecuted, religious, community, the, world, ’, Vatican, tells</media:keywords>
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<title>Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/lebanese-maronite-catholic-priest-killed-by-israeli-tank-fire-in-southern-lebanon</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/lebanese-maronite-catholic-priest-killed-by-israeli-tank-fire-in-southern-lebanon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said -- reports that have since been confirmed by OSV News. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Filmmaker explores shifts in U.S. religious landscape through lens of Ursuline sister</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/filmmaker-explores-shifts-in-us-religious-landscape-through-lens-of-ursuline-sister</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/filmmaker-explores-shifts-in-us-religious-landscape-through-lens-of-ursuline-sister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Morgan Atkinson&#039;s newest documentary -- &quot;In the Company of Change,&quot; released in September -- is his second film on the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. His first, &quot;A Change in Order,&quot; released in 1987, reflected on how the Ursuline Sisters were affected by the cultural shifts of the 1980s. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Polish officer gives Christian witness at White House ceremony</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/polish-officer-gives-christian-witness-at-white-house-ceremony</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/polish-officer-gives-christian-witness-at-white-house-ceremony</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When President Donald Trump on March 2 posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis during a White House ceremony, the recognition did more than honor a battlefield hero. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/vatican-hosted-its-own-mini-paralympics-half-a-century-before-games-official-start</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/vatican-hosted-its-own-mini-paralympics-half-a-century-before-games-official-start</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 50 years before the first Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome, the Vatican had already hosted what might have been the very first international sporting and gymnastics event with athletes living with disabilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘Underbelly of the AI industry’: Panel explores data centers’ ecological, economic impacts</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/underbelly-of-the-ai-industry-panel-explores-data-centers-ecological-economic-impacts</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/underbelly-of-the-ai-industry-panel-explores-data-centers-ecological-economic-impacts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The explosion of massive data centers to handle the increasing generative demands of artificial intelligence have placed high demands on both power and the water used in cooling systems -- millions of gallons per day -- and low-income communities have typically endured the brunt of the air pollution they create. This was the topic of a March 5 webinar, &quot;The Growing Impacts of Data Centers on Our Neighbors and God&#039;s Creation,&quot; hosted by the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Baltimore Catholics bring voice of migrants to U.S. capitol</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/baltimore-catholics-bring-voice-of-migrants-to-us-capitol</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/baltimore-catholics-bring-voice-of-migrants-to-us-capitol</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “They ask for help, and all I can say is, ‘I hear you. I hear you,’” said Deacon Seigfried Presberry as he described the phone calls he receives from families after a loved one is detained by immigration authorities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>From Algeria to Angola, Africans hope message of peace, dialogue will resonate during papal trip</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/from-algeria-to-angola-africans-hope-message-of-peace-dialogue-will-resonate-during-papal-trip</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/from-algeria-to-angola-africans-hope-message-of-peace-dialogue-will-resonate-during-papal-trip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From Algeria to Angola, Church leaders across Africa expressed profound joy and hopes that the upcoming apostolic trip would bring much needed change to regions needing reconciliation and social stability, and dialogue to those who live interreligious relations daily. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lebanese archbishop: Innocents are ‘paying the price’ of Middle East war</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/lebanese-archbishop-innocents-are-paying-the-price-of-middle-east-war</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/lebanese-archbishop-innocents-are-paying-the-price-of-middle-east-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the scourge of war spreads across the Middle East, including Lebanon, the ones paying the ultimate price are the innocent men, women and children who want to live in peace, said Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop Georges Iskandar of Tyre. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Church can teach what’s at stake when nations choose war, not peace, cardinal says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/church-can-teach-whats-at-stake-when-nations-choose-war-not-peace-cardinal-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/church-can-teach-whats-at-stake-when-nations-choose-war-not-peace-cardinal-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a fractured world threatened by war, Christians can strengthen their bonds of unity to show the world that peace is possible, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Young Catholics want doctrinal clarity, not adaptability, Irish bishop says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/young-catholics-want-doctrinal-clarity-not-adaptability-irish-bishop-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/young-catholics-want-doctrinal-clarity-not-adaptability-irish-bishop-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The next generation of young Catholics is less interested in a Church that adapts to modern culture and more drawn to one with a solid doctrinal foundation that is firmly anchored against a fragmented world, an Irish bishop said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Supreme Court temporarily blocks California policy against parental notification of gender identity</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-california-policy-against-parental-notification-of-gender-identity</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-california-policy-against-parental-notification-of-gender-identity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Supreme Court on March 2 temporarily blocked California from enforcing policies that generally prohibit public school teachers from notifying parents about a student&#039;s sexual orientation or gender identity, as litigation over that policy proceeds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>‘Christ is my identity, my foundation,’ says Catholic player on U.S. women’s hockey team</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/christ-is-my-identity-my-foundation-says-catholic-player-on-us-womens-hockey-team</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/christ-is-my-identity-my-foundation-says-catholic-player-on-us-womens-hockey-team</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Olympic gold medal hanging from Haley Winn&#039;s neck was a crowning touch on her rapid rise to ice hockey&#039;s mountaintop. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Unmarked graves found on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/unmarked-graves-found-on-land-once-owned-by-catholic-slaveholders-trigger-search-for-descendants</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/unmarked-graves-found-on-land-once-owned-by-catholic-slaveholders-trigger-search-for-descendants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A team of student and professional history detectives -- led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The Catholic University of America -- have discovered what appear to be additional gravesites in a family cemetery on land once belonging to the Brents, one of early and colonial America&#039;s prominent Catholic families. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>That Takes the Diaper Cake</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/that-takes-the-diaper-cake</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/that-takes-the-diaper-cake</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When a colleague reached out to invite me to a baby shower, I started thinking about whether I had time to make a diaper cake. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>That, Takes, the, Diaper, Cake</media:keywords>
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<title>Sorrow, shock, prayer for Catholics in Middle East as U.S. and Israel strike Iran amid negotiations</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sorrow-shock-prayer-for-catholics-in-middle-east-as-us-and-israel-strike-iran-amid-negotiations</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Catholics across the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28. ]]></description>
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<title>Border state bishops urge immigration enforcement reform before State of the Union</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/border-state-bishops-urge-immigration-enforcement-reform-before-state-of-the-union</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement Feb. 24 hours before President Donald Trump&#039;s first State of the Union address of his second term, urging several reforms to immigration enforcement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Trump touts immigration enforcement in State of the Union address as polls show growing concern</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/trump-touts-immigration-enforcement-in-state-of-the-union-address-as-polls-show-growing-concern</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/trump-touts-immigration-enforcement-in-state-of-the-union-address-as-polls-show-growing-concern</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump touted his administration&#039;s immigration enforcement actions in his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, as polls show increasing concern about these policies among U.S. voters. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sydney Archdiocese welcomes record numbers at Rite of Election</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sydney-archdiocese-welcomes-record-numbers-at-rite-of-election</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney said it welcomed a record number of catechumens and candidates during the annual Rite of Election at St. Mary&#039;s Cathedral. ]]></description>
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<title>Amid clash with Notre Dame administration, students pray for life with Bishop Rhoades at university grotto</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/amid-clash-with-notre-dame-administration-students-pray-for-life-with-bishop-rhoades-at-university-grotto</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two weeks after calling on the University of Notre Dame to withdraw its appointment of pro-abortion professor Susan Ostermann as head of one of the school&#039;s research centers, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend joined students to pray for life at the university&#039;s Marian grotto. ]]></description>
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<title>Spanish bishops clarify Pope Leo XIV’s remarks following media reports</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/spanish-bishops-clarify-pope-leo-xivs-remarks-following-media-reports</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The executive commission of the Spanish bishops&#039; conference clarified a recent report that alleged Pope Leo XIV had warned about attempts by far-right political parties in the country to &quot;weaponize the Church.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>What can the Year of St. Francis do for the world? A lot, say these Franciscans</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-can-the-year-of-st-francis-do-for-the-world-a-lot-say-these-franciscans</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-can-the-year-of-st-francis-do-for-the-world-a-lot-say-these-franciscans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican&#039;s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting a plenary indulgence to mark the 800th anniversary year of the popular saint&#039;s death. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Archbishop Lori cancels Rite of Election liturgies in anticipation of winter storm</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/archbishop-lori-cancels-rite-of-election-liturgies-in-anticipation-of-winter-storm</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/archbishop-lori-cancels-rite-of-election-liturgies-in-anticipation-of-winter-storm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In anticipation of an impending winter storm Feb. 22, Archbishop William E. Lori has canceled the Rite of Election liturgies that had been planned for that afternoon at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland and the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. ]]></description>
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<title>Three young sisters launch ‘Grace Keys’ musical ministry with Lenten program</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/three-young-sisters-launch-grace-keys-musical-ministry-with-lenten-program</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When we share God&#039;s grace through music, we turn hearts and eyes toward him. That&#039;s the vision behind &quot;Grace Keys,&quot; a new musical ministry founded by three young sisters, with the help of their mom. ]]></description>
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<title>For its 400th anniversary, St. Peter’s Basilica to get 21st&#45;century upgrade, Vatican announces</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/for-its-400th-anniversary-st-peters-basilica-to-get-21st-century-upgrade-vatican-announces</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/for-its-400th-anniversary-st-peters-basilica-to-get-21st-century-upgrade-vatican-announces</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Four hundred years after its consecration, St. Peter&#039;s Basilica is getting a 21st-century upgrade, with the Vatican unveiling plans for AI-powered translation services, expanded pilgrim access and high-tech structural monitoring as part of yearlong anniversary celebrations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Today is a good day to begin again</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/today-is-a-good-day-to-begin-again</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/today-is-a-good-day-to-begin-again</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lent isn’t about winning. It’s about taking small steps that we hope lead to big ones. If we’re doing this right, Lent will not be easy. But we are trying. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Young man doing community service shot dead while painting chapel in Puebla, Mexico</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/young-man-doing-community-service-shot-dead-while-painting-chapel-in-puebla-mexico</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/young-man-doing-community-service-shot-dead-while-painting-chapel-in-puebla-mexico</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A young man painting a chapel in Puebla was killed when gunmen shot at a work crew involved in community service in what was the second recent act of violence targeting churches in one of Mexico&#039;s largest and most traditionally Catholic cities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>From Pompeii to Pavia: Pope Leo XIV to make 6 pastoral visits throughout Italy</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/from-pompeii-to-pavia-pope-leo-xiv-to-make-6-pastoral-visits-throughout-italy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV will travel to six destinations across Italy this year, the Vatican announced on Feb. 19, journeying from the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii in the south to the tomb of St. Augustine in northern Italy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Experts dispute White House claims mass deportations improve Americans’ lives</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/experts-dispute-white-house-claims-mass-deportations-improve-americans-lives</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/experts-dispute-white-house-claims-mass-deportations-improve-americans-lives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Numerous American bishops have collectively and individually stated their concerns regarding the nature of immigration enforcement taking place and mass deportation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pastoral care is finally allowed inside Chicago&#45;area ICE facility — on Ash Wednesday</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pastoral-care-is-finally-allowed-inside-chicago-area-ice-facility-on-ash-wednesday</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pastoral-care-is-finally-allowed-inside-chicago-area-ice-facility-on-ash-wednesday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After months of trying, religious and clergy were finally able to enter the processing center for migrants without papers on the outskirts of Chicago on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. They gave Communion and distributed ashes to those inside. ]]></description>
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<title>SSPX rejects Vatican dialogue, plans to consecrate bishops without papal mandate</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sspx-rejects-vatican-dialogue-plans-to-consecrate-bishops-without-papal-mandate</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/sspx-rejects-vatican-dialogue-plans-to-consecrate-bishops-without-papal-mandate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Society of St. Pius X has rejected a Vatican offer of dialogue and said it will move forward with plans to ordain bishops without a papal mandate this summer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Federal judge orders Catholic group be let into ICE facility on Ash Wednesday</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/federal-judge-orders-catholic-group-be-let-into-ice-facility-on-ash-wednesday</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/federal-judge-orders-catholic-group-be-let-into-ice-facility-on-ash-wednesday</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction Feb. 12 that will allow clergy, religious and Catholic social justice advocates to enter a Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility west of Chicago on Ash Wednesday to provide ashes and holy Communion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter: ‘In Charity and Truth’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/radio-interview-archbishop-loris-pastoral-letter-in-charity-and-truth</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/radio-interview-archbishop-loris-pastoral-letter-in-charity-and-truth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a new pastoral letter released Feb. 9, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore takes the occasion of the nation’s 250th anniversary to address “a moment of grace and responsibility.” Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the archbishop about the motivation for the letter, which is subtitled, “Toward a Renewed Political Culture.” ]]></description>
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<title>A true parish welcomes everyone, spreads respect, harmony, pope says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/a-true-parish-welcomes-everyone-spreads-respect-harmony-pope-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/a-true-parish-welcomes-everyone-spreads-respect-harmony-pope-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An authentic Christian community knows how to sincerely and joyfully welcome everyone: Catholics, non-Catholics and people of no faith at all, Pope Leo XIV said. ]]></description>
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<title>Latin Mass supporters say SSPX controversy has ‘thrown a hand grenade’ into TLM debate</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/latin-mass-supporters-say-sspx-controversy-has-thrown-a-hand-grenade-into-tlm-debate</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/latin-mass-supporters-say-sspx-controversy-has-thrown-a-hand-grenade-into-tlm-debate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass have urged Catholics not to confuse their movement with the more controversial Society of St. Pius X, commonly referred to as SSPX, whose leaders currently risk excommunication by threatening to ordain their own bishops. ]]></description>
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<title>Mount St. Joseph’s BJ Ransom selected as BCL Player of Year; league unveils new academic honors</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/mount-st-josephs-bj-ransom-selected-as-bcl-player-of-year-league-unveils-new-academic-honors</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/mount-st-josephs-bj-ransom-selected-as-bcl-player-of-year-league-unveils-new-academic-honors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mount St. Joseph senior guard BJ Ranson, who led the Gaels to a 29-win regular season, earned the Baltimore Catholic League’s Jerry Savage Player of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season. ]]></description>
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<title>Pope Leo appoints Vincentian sister as new deputy of Vatican press office</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-appoints-vincentian-sister-as-new-deputy-of-vatican-press-office</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV has appointed Croatian Vincentian Sister Nina Benedikta Krapic as the deputy director of the Holy See Press Office. ]]></description>
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<title>Catechist, pregnant wife among kidnapped in latest anti&#45;Christian attacks in Nigeria</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catechist-pregnant-wife-among-kidnapped-in-latest-anti-christian-attacks-in-nigeria</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catechist-pregnant-wife-among-kidnapped-in-latest-anti-christian-attacks-in-nigeria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria&#039;s Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country who have been targeted over several weeks. ]]></description>
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<title>Ave Maria University battles measles outbreak</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/ave-maria-university-battles-measles-outbreak</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Catholic university in Florida is battling an outbreak of measles among its students, with 7 in quarantine as of Feb. 11. ]]></description>
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<title>Movie Review: ‘Crime 101’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/movie-review-crime-101</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/movie-review-crime-101</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All three of the main characters in &quot;Crime 101&quot; (Amazon MGM), the film adaptation of Don Winslow&#039;s 2020 novella, are dealing with lives and careers that have slammed into a wall. ]]></description>
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<title>Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church meets with Pope Leo, calls Ukraine ‘wounded but alive’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/head-of-ukrainian-catholic-church-meets-with-pope-leo-calls-ukraine-wounded-but-alive</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk spoke with Pope Leo at the Apostolic Palace Feb. 12, the second personal audience the prelate has had since meeting with the pope days after his election, said the UGCC press office in an update released shortly after the meeting. ]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/jimmy-lais-daughter-hopes-for-political-solution-after-devastating-sentence</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/jimmy-lais-daughter-hopes-for-political-solution-after-devastating-sentence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The daughter of imprisoned media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given was heartbreaking, her family, and especially her father, still trusts in &quot;divine providence&quot; for a solution. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope expected to visit Australia for 2028 International Eucharistic Congress, bishop says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-expected-to-visit-australia-for-2028-international-eucharistic-congress-bishop-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-expected-to-visit-australia-for-2028-international-eucharistic-congress-bishop-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Australia in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, an auxiliary bishop of Sydney has announced. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Oblate Sister M. Felicia Avila, who ministered at St. Ambrose, dies at 89</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/oblate-sister-m-felicia-avila-who-ministered-at-st-ambrose-dies-at-89</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/oblate-sister-m-felicia-avila-who-ministered-at-st-ambrose-dies-at-89</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A funeral Mass for Oblate Sister of Providence M. Felicia Avila will be offered at 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Oblate Sisters of Providence motherhouse chapel in Arbutus. Sister Felecia, whose more than 60 years of ministry included serving at St. Ambrose Parish in Park Heights, died Feb. 2. She was 89. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Vatican aid a sign of Pope Leo’s closeness to suffering Ukrainians, papal almoner says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/vatican-aid-a-sign-of-pope-leos-closeness-to-suffering-ukrainians-papal-almoner-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/vatican-aid-a-sign-of-pope-leos-closeness-to-suffering-ukrainians-papal-almoner-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As a relentless winter descends upon wartorn Ukraine with temperatures dropping to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, the Holy See has intensified its humanitarian response to the nation&#039;s energy and health crises. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pope Leo XIV expected to visit Assisi during Year of St. Francis, archbishop says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-expected-to-visit-assisi-during-year-of-st-francis-archbishop-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiv-expected-to-visit-assisi-during-year-of-st-francis-archbishop-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Italian hill town of Assisi is anticipating a visit from Pope Leo XIV during the special Jubilee Year of St. Francis as the city celebrates the 800th anniversary of the death of its most famous saint. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Two major medical groups back limits on gender transition procedures for minors</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/two-major-medical-groups-back-limits-on-gender-transition-procedures-for-minors</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two major medical groups have backed limitations on certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Peruvians wait for potential papal visit with anticipation and joy</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/peruvians-wait-for-potential-papal-visit-with-anticipation-and-joy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/peruvians-wait-for-potential-papal-visit-with-anticipation-and-joy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Peruvians reacted with a mix of joy and anticipation after Church leaders said there is an &quot;80 percent chance&quot; Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru later this year, likely between November and early December. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New musical on life of St. Bernadette, Lourdes visionary, begins US tour in Chicago</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/new-musical-on-life-of-st-bernadette-lourdes-visionary-begins-us-tour-in-chicago</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/new-musical-on-life-of-st-bernadette-lourdes-visionary-begins-us-tour-in-chicago</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Following a successful tour in Europe, a newly developed English version of a French musical about Bernadette Soubirous will open in Chicago Feb. 19 before touring nationwide. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sister Thea Bowman’s sainthood moving forward to Vatican review</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sister-thea-bowmans-sainthood-moving-forward-to-vatican-review</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/sister-thea-bowmans-sainthood-moving-forward-to-vatican-review</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Servant of God Thea Bowman&#039;s canonization cause is moving ahead, with a Mass and ceremony marking the closure of the cause&#039;s diocesan phase to be held Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson, Miss. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Historic restoration to begin at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity Grotto After 600 years</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/historic-restoration-to-begin-at-bethlehems-church-of-the-nativity-grotto-after-600-years</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/historic-restoration-to-begin-at-bethlehems-church-of-the-nativity-grotto-after-600-years</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Restoration is set to begin at the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for the first time in 600 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Haitian Catholics in U.S. relieved, yet wary, after judge temporarily halts end of protected status</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/haitian-catholics-in-us-relieved-yet-wary-after-judge-temporarily-halts-end-of-protected-status</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/haitian-catholics-in-us-relieved-yet-wary-after-judge-temporarily-halts-end-of-protected-status</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Haitian Catholic chaplain serving in the U.S. said he and fellow Haitian Catholics are welcoming a last-minute reprieve from threats of deportation -- but its members are still weighing options as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration, while Haiti continues to spiral into chaos. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>America’s first basilica marks a century</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/americas-first-basilica-marks-a-century</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/americas-first-basilica-marks-a-century</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At a Feb. 1 Mass honoring the Basilica of St. Mary&#039;s centennial, local Church leaders spoke about its architectural and liturgical beauty, but even more so about the church&#039;s &quot;living stones&quot; who weren&#039;t present in 1926: its parishioners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Exploring Catherine O’Hara’s Catholic roots</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/exploring-catherine-oharas-catholic-roots</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/exploring-catherine-oharas-catholic-roots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Catholic faith was not part of comedian Catherine O&#039;Hara&#039;s public-facing work and personality. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>One day after desecration, California school holds reparation Mass</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/one-day-after-desecration-california-school-holds-reparation-mass</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When Principal Cyril Cruz arrived at Holy Innocents School in Long Beach early on the morning of Feb. 2, she discovered a scene of &quot;desecration&quot;: trash, food, several Virgin Mary statues broken and Catholic missal books spilled onto the floor. The tabernacle was significantly damaged. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Amid U.S. foreign aid cuts, bishops call for solidarity between American, African Catholics</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/amid-us-foreign-aid-cuts-bishops-call-for-solidarity-between-american-african-catholics</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/amid-us-foreign-aid-cuts-bishops-call-for-solidarity-between-american-african-catholics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid severe cuts in U.S. foreign aid, Catholic bishops an ocean apart are advocating for deeper bonds between the U.S. and the peoples of the African continent -- with God-given human dignity as central to that summons. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Catholic skier uses her Olympic experience to serve others</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catholic-skier-uses-her-olympic-experience-to-serve-others</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catholic-skier-uses-her-olympic-experience-to-serve-others</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The devout Catholic homesteading mother and grandmother is using what she learned as an Olympian to help young people and women find success in sport, live a healthy lifestyle and stay connected to God. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>What is the feast of the Presentation?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-is-the-feast-of-the-presentation</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-is-the-feast-of-the-presentation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to the Church&#039;s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord. Some Catholics recall this day as the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary because such was the feast day named until the 1969 changes in the Church&#039;s calendar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Report shares insights into consecrated religious who, bishop says, reveal God’s call to love ‘with one’s whole life’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/report-shares-insights-into-consecrated-religious-who-bishop-says-reveal-gods-call-to-love-with-ones-whole-life</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/report-shares-insights-into-consecrated-religious-who-bishop-says-reveal-gods-call-to-love-with-ones-whole-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Consecrated men and women &quot;reveal God&#039;s invitation to love him with one&#039;s whole life&quot; on earth, in hope of doing so eternally in heaven, said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops&#039; Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-does-christianity-have-to-say-about-the-olympics</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-does-christianity-have-to-say-about-the-olympics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When we apply the principles of sport -- faithful practice, obedience to the rules, resilience after failure, self-control, discipline and trust in a greater goal -- to our spiritual lives, then our discipleship is strengthened and our soul is made stronger and better prepared to meet God. ]]></description>
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<title>Deadly violence in Minneapolis tied to ICE agents is ‘unacceptable,’ top cardinal says</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/deadly-violence-in-minneapolis-tied-to-ice-agents-is-unacceptable-top-cardinal-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/deadly-violence-in-minneapolis-tied-to-ice-agents-is-unacceptable-top-cardinal-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Asked about the deadly shootings by U.S. federal agents in Minneapolis, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said the violence unfolding there is &quot;unacceptable.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>South Sudan bishops warn of genocide, plead for peace as fears of a full&#45;scale war grow</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/south-sudan-bishops-warn-of-genocide-plead-for-peace-as-fears-of-a-full-scale-war-grow</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, amid fighting and mobilization in parts of the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Science teacher honors Challenger crew’s memory by encouraging curiosity, resilience, faith</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/science-teacher-honors-challenger-crews-memory-by-encouraging-curiosity-resilience-faith</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/science-teacher-honors-challenger-crews-memory-by-encouraging-curiosity-resilience-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of the most defining moments of her early understanding of science and human exploration, shaping both her worldview and her vocation as an educator. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Sister Sigrid Simlik, former teacher in Baltimore, dies at 97</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/sister-sigrid-simlik-former-teacher-in-baltimore-dies-at-97</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A funeral Mass will be offered Feb. 12 in Wisconsin for Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Sigrid Simlik, who died Jan. 23. Sister Sigrid, a former teacher at St. Rose of Lima School in Brookland, was 97. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Noem unlawfully ended Venezuelan, Haitian deportation protections, says appeals court</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/noem-unlawfully-ended-venezuelan-haitian-deportation-protections-says-appeals-court</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/noem-unlawfully-ended-venezuelan-haitian-deportation-protections-says-appeals-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal appeals court ruled late Jan. 28 that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela and Haiti, both predominantly Catholic countries, to remain in the United States without risk of deportation due to dangerous conditions in their respective homelands. ]]></description>
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<title>Russia aims to ‘freeze’ Ukrainians, prelate says; missile attacks turn Kyiv into ‘cold trap’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/russia-aims-to-freeze-ukrainians-prelate-says-missile-attacks-turn-kyiv-into-cold-trap</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/russia-aims-to-freeze-ukrainians-prelate-says-missile-attacks-turn-kyiv-into-cold-trap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Russia&#039;s latest missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were aimed deliberately at civilians and civilian infrastructure and bear clear signs of crimes against humanity, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said, as Ukraine enters another week of winter fighting. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Notre Dame of Maryland University breaks ground on campus senior living project</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/notre-dame-of-maryland-university-breaks-ground-on-campus-senior-living-project</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/notre-dame-of-maryland-university-breaks-ground-on-campus-senior-living-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A long-planned partnership between Notre Dame of Maryland University and Brightview Senior Living began taking physical shape on campus. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Amid tensions in Minnesota, Archbishop Hebda calls for conversion of hearts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After a second fatal shooting in January involving federal agents in Minneapolis during an increase in federal immigration enforcement, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda presided over an evening Mass for peace Jan. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul. ]]></description>
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<title>Snowstorm shuts schools, challenges parishes and boosts shelter need in Archdiocese of Baltimore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The first major snowstorm to hit the Archdiocese of Baltimore in a decade closed Catholic schools, disrupted Catholic Schools Week celebrations, prompted parishes to add extra Masses ahead of the storm and challenged Catholic social services agencies working to keep the region&#039;s most vulnerable residents safe in bitterly cold temperatures. ]]></description>
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<title>Cardinal Tobin: ‘Say no to violence,’ stop funding ‘lawless organization’ after protester killings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, joined several religious leaders for a Jan. 25 &quot;National Faith Call to Action,&quot; organized and hosted online by Faith in Action, a global, nonpartisan, faith-based network that counts 1,000 congregations in the U.S., as well as in Haiti, Central America, Africa and Eastern Europe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Milan Archdiocese unveils ‘For Each Other’ initiative ahead of Winter Games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the world prepares for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d&#039;Ampezzo, the Catholic Church in the host city has launched an initiative to ensure that amid the competitions and stress, athletes can find a place to pray and reflect. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>3 U.S. bishops applaud House for passing legislation supporting pregnant women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three U.S. bishops who chair committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are applauding two pieces of legislation designed to support pregnant women through an array of resources, including continued access to higher education. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Thousands of pro&#45;life Catholics attend Life Fest affirming ‘love is the answer’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The morning rally and Mass, which took place hours before the 53rd annual March for Life, drew thousands of pro-life Catholics that made up a largely youthful crowd. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Archdiocese of Baltimore well represented at pro&#45;life events in nation’s capital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Archdiocese of Baltimore was well represented at a two-day celebration of life Jan. 22-23 in the nation’s capital that concluded with the 53rd annual March for Life. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Vance visits Minneapolis to ‘tone down the temperature’ during immigration enforcement</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/vance-visits-minneapolis-to-tone-down-the-temperature-during-immigration-enforcement</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vice President JD Vance said he visited with business leaders, federal immigration enforcement officers and local law enforcement in Minneapolis Jan. 22 to better understand how an increase in immigration enforcement was unfolding and to &quot;tone down the temperature a little bit, reduce the chaos, but still allow us as a federal government to enforce the American people&#039;s immigration laws.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Two Steubenville students found dead in apparent ‘tragic accident’</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/two-steubenville-students-found-dead-in-apparent-tragic-accident</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Franciscan University of Steubenville students Luke Reimer and Mary Mich were found shortly after noon Jan. 19, according to a statement released that same day by university president Father Dave Pivonka. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>In Baltimore, faithful walk for peace in Martin Luther King Jr.’s spirit</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/in-baltimore-faithful-walk-for-peace-in-martin-luther-king-jrs-spirit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Now in its 13th year, the annual walk is sponsored by St. Bernardine and Historic St. Peter Claver in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monsignor Edward Michael Miller, a former St. Bernardine pastor who died in December 2013 while preparing for Sunday Mass. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Everyone can be a good Samaritan, pope says in message for world’s sick</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ People of faith and goodwill need to take time to acknowledge the needs and suffering of those around them and be moved by love and compassion to offer others concrete help, Pope Leo XIV said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>NY state drops case to mandate religious groups cover abortion in employee health insurance</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/ny-state-drops-case-to-mandate-religious-groups-cover-abortion-in-employee-health-insurance</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The state of New York has given up on trying to enforce an insurance regulation that would have forced Catholic and other religious organizations to pay for abortions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a &quot;genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,&quot; as the U.S. faces &quot;the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America&#039;s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Rev. King led ‘revolution of conscience’ on racism, discrimination, cardinal says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a &quot;revolution of conscience&quot; and sought &quot;the conversion of hearts,&quot; Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said during a Jan. 18 Mass remembering the late Civil Rights leader. ]]></description>
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<title>Scott Adams and the legitimacy of imperfect confession</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Given that his &quot;Dilbert&quot; cartoon spoofed corporate life, it seems fitting Adams approached the idea of religious conversion as a dryly analytical risk-return computation. To some his thinking recalled &quot;Pascal&#039;s wager,&quot; in which 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal reasoned that a 50 percent probability of God&#039;s existence represented a bet worth making. ]]></description>
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<title>Pope encourages Neocatechumenal Way to continue mission ‘without closing yourselves off’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The zeal to evangelize and announce the Gospel must be tempered with charity and respect for an individual&#039;s conscience, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Neocatechumenal Way. ]]></description>
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<title>‘It must be you’: A call to mission with young Latinos</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Although Latinos are one of the fastest growing populations in the country and make up a large portion of the young Catholic Church, nearly half of Latino young adults are leaving the faith. ]]></description>
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