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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of ...

Facebook moved Thursday to remove ads from President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that the company said violated its policies on "organized hate" and were a "banned hate group's symbol ...

Noah was an obedient servant of God amidst a sinful world. He is most well-known for building an ark that preserved himself and his family, as well as representatives of every land animal, from a ...

Maybe they were a symbol of her own return from fear to embrace an even brighter, more glamorous, future. This weekend, Ms. Kardashian received a diamond anklet from her daughter North for Mother ...

received the sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation there and, most importantly, were loved there. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. And then the former ...

A kindergarten teacher at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School in Burford received a history lesson on Friday. A family history lesson to be more precise. “I just found out today that my dad ...

The Holy See on Sunday released the official coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV with an inscribed motto that reflects his Augustinian roots. According to the Vatican Media, the coat of arms of the 267 th ...

This is based on the traditional symbol of the Augustinian order. The fleur-de-lis has particular significance in Catholic iconography as a symbol of purity and the Virgin Mary. The three-petaled ...

Jn 21:15-17), the field (cf. Mk 4:1-20) entrusted to us to protect and cultivate, to nourish with the sacraments of salvation and to make fruitful by our sowing the seed of the Word, so that, ...

“At first glance it might not seem the most original choice, but it could be a symbol from the new Pope to continue the work of Francis.” Meanwhile, Professor Brandon Gallaher, from the ...

The Democratic governor of Washington, Bob Ferguson, signed a controversial law last week that requires clergy members to break the confidentiality of the sacrament of confession if they hear about an ...