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May 28 12:20 AM
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by Catholic preschools to a state requirem...
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Pope Leo XIV receives priest defending LGBTQ Catholics
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the V...
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Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) — Half a million young believers are expected in Rome next week for the Vatican's "Jubilee of Youth" during a "Holy Year"...
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