The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers.
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Pope Francis to teens: Break your phone addiction
“When you become a slave to your phone, you lose your freedom,” Pope Francis said.
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Georgetown students vote for student fee to pay reparations over slavery
The fee would be $27.20 per semester and the figure represents the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals by the Maryland province of the Society of Jesus province for the benefit of Georgetown University.
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Nun who threw perfect pitch at MLB game is getting her own baseball card
The perfect pitch Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw prior to a Chicago White Sox game last summer not only went viral but is still out of the park.
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As Venezuela refugee crisis builds, church struggles to carry out pope’s call
The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the urgent need for assistance for those escaping the political and social turmoil is nearly overwhelming efforts of various faith groups in trying to alleviate the situation.
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Ohio governor signs fetal heartbeat law, setting stage for legal challenges
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that would make it illegal to carry out an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
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Pope Francis literally begs for peace at retreat for South Sudan leaders
Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy “fathers of the nation.”
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Franciscan University president resigns; search underway for successor
Franciscan Father Sean O. Sheridan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2013 submitted his resignation to the university’s board of trustees.
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Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase — presumably the product of his criticisms of the Central American nation’s president.
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Japanese Catholic Church to begin investigating sex abuse cases
In the wake of the Vatican’s February summit on clerical sexual abuse, the Tokyo-based Catholic Bishops’ Conference will begin to investigate cases of abuse in Japan, going far back as 20 years ago.