Because of its prevalence in Peru, Pope Leo likely came to know El Señor de los Milagros, which is celebrated in October.
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He could have been a candidate for assisted suicide in Canada. He wants a more hopeful solution.
The law that would have made Peter Oliver eligible for assisted suicide never took effect, and he’s working to keep it that way.
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Attacks on journalist and diplomats highlight suffering of West Bank Christians
International outrage followed acts of violence and intimidation against delegates from Poland, Belgium and France and representatives of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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Trump administration sets a refugee limit, prioritizing white South Africans
The U.S. Refugee admissions threshold of 17,500 reflects an 80 percent decrease from the historical average across decades of both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations alike.
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Trump calls off livestreamed execution after backlash. Have Americans finally had enough of the death penalty?
For many Americans, a recent botched execution and Pete Hegseth’s plans for public execution are “just the last straw.”
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He crossed the U.S. border illegally. Now he’s Pope Leo’s bishop in West Virginia.
Bishop Evelio Menjívar-Ayala, one of four Latino bishop appointed by Leo so far, is now serving a state with a tiny—but growing—Hispanic community.
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St. Louis archdiocese sues DHS and ICE to bring sacraments to immigrant detainees
“Catholics receive the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the deprivation of these sacraments imposes real and immediate harm on Catholic detainees and priests,” the archdiocese said.
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Church in Argentina remembers martyrs as Milei administration downplays ‘dirty war’ atrocities
The 50th anniversary of the Argentina’s military dictatorship arrived amid controversy in the country.
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After botched execution in Tennessee, Catholics pray for the end of the death penalty
“We have, unfortunately, a lot of examples that point to why the death penalty should be ended once and for all,” the head of the Catholic Mobilizing Network said after a woman survived two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection.
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Global Catholic charity head says they’re doing ‘less with less’ after Trump’s foreign aid cuts
Even as some foreign aid has been revived, pledges from donor states remain far below the world’s needs and humanitarian groups are still struggling to recover from 2025’s debilitating cuts.