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A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel

Military archbishop urges respect for rule of law after follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

The head of the U.S. military archdiocese on Dec. 3 urged respect for the human person and the rule of law amid new questions about the legality of a deadly U.S. military attack Sept. 2 on a boat in the ...
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Pope names three women to office that helps him choose bishops

Ten days after saying he would name two women to the group that helps him choose bishops, Pope Francis appointed three women to the office.
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Pope speaks on U.S. gun violence, abortion debate, retirement rumors

U.S. President Joe Biden should consult with his bishop or parish priest about his stance on abortion, Pope Francis said, adding that the primary concern of bishops should be pastoral care.
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Pope to visit Assisi, Matera in September

Pope Francis will make back-to-back pastoral visits to the Italian cities of Assisi and Matera at the end of September, the Vatican announced.
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Pro-life leader says executive order is effort ‘to appease abortion lobby’

A national pro-life leader said President Joe Biden's July 8 executive order on abortion "confirmed the White House is working to appease the abortion lobby to the detriment of women and their unborn children."
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Survivor of monastery shooting says answer to violence is ‘love’

“God forgive me, I hope he’s in heaven,” Benedictine Father Kenneth Reichert said about the man who entered Conception Abbey 20 years ago, pointed a semi-automatic MAK-90 rifle at him and fired twice.
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Ojibwe artist’s beadwork selected for display to Holy See

With a needle and thread and painstaking attention, Jessica Gokey "paints" images of flora and fauna, two tiny beads at a time.
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