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St. Peter’s Basilica opens exhibit on Marian coronations

Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first to receive this honor does not have a crown today.

Economists, educators, Catholic leaders discuss what’s at stake in debt limit resolution for those most in need

"Blessed are the young," said Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, "for they shall inherit the national debt." Hoover's witty mangling of Matthew 5:5 still gets a laugh today, just as it surely did when he made the wisecrack in 1936.

Priest is among heroes fighting flames in Canadian wildfires

While Canada is fighting wildfires from western Alberta province to eastern Nova Scotia, at least one priest is on the frontlines of the battle in firefighter uniform.

Those with political power must be ‘servants’ to citizens, pope says

The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants, too, Pope Francis said.

Victims of apartment building collapse in Davenport, Iowa, turn to nearby Catholic church

Had it not been for a Pentecost prayer vigil, St. Anthony Catholic Church in downtown Davenport would not have been open at 5 p.m. on a Sunday night, said its pastor, Father Rudolph Juarez. Tenants fleeing from a partially collapsed apartment building a little more than a block away were grateful for that blessing the night of May 28.

Pope creates ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, names Bishop Thomas metropolitan archbishop

Pope Francis has created the ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, comprised of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas and the suffragan dioceses of Reno, Nevada, and Salt Lake City.

Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is ‘serious problem’

Pope Francis called the migration crisis between Mexico and the United States a "serious problem" and praised a U.S. bishop working along the border during an interview with Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro.

Pope prays Chinese Catholics can practice faith fully, freely

Pope Francis prayed that Catholics in China would be free to share the Gospel and live their faith fully.
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