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An Iowa Catholic diocese banned preferred pronouns and will force LGBTQ students to go to bathrooms of their biological sex. Advocates say the policy is part of a growing trend causing 'severe harm.'
"It just pushes kids with gender identity questions, or gender dysphoria to the margins," one LGBTQ…
Natalie Musumeci
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An investigation into a sex party in the Catholic church where a participant overdosed seems to have forced a bishop to resign
The Pope accepted a bishop's resignation following a police investigation into reports a priest hos…
Joshua Zitser
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Vatican praises US Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade, says it 'challenges the whole world'
The Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life has praised the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v Wade,…
Bethany Dawson
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Amid LGBTQ frictions in Christian faiths, the Pope warns against 'basking in some elegant religious theory' instead of loving the poor
While fights over LGBTQ acceptance are splitting Christian faiths, the Pope warned Catholics to pri…
Katie Balevic
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Burnt-out Catholic exorcists complain they face long lines of 'possessed' people, and little support from bishops
At a conference held by a Vatican-approved religious university, Italian exorcists said they are ov…
Joshua Zitser
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New Year's resolutions are kind of outdated
New Year's resolutions mean another year of unattainable goals, but what if we ditched them altoget…
Hannah Getahun
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A Catholic priest in Arizona resigned after discovering he'd incorrectly performed thousands of baptisms for over 20 years
According to the Diocese of Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango slightly altered the rite's wording, re…
Matthew Loh
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Greta Gerwig's Catholic school upbringing heavily inspired a few scenes in the 'Barbie' movie
"I think I always go back to those older story forms because I went to Catholic school and I resona…
Amanda Goh
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The Pope prayed for peace in Gaza and called children devastated by war the 'little Jesuses of today'
Pope Francis said he hopes for peace to come "in Israel and Palestine, where war is devastating the…
Juliana Kaplan
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A fifth-grade Catholic school teacher was arrested after she admitted to having a 'kill list' that included students and staff, police say
Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, admitted to telling her 5th-grade student that they were at the b…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just slammed the US Catholic Church's leadership in a 700-word statement, calling them 'monsters' who are 'controlled by Satan'
"America's Catholic bishops are some of the worst in the world," said Greene in a statement demandi…
Matthew Loh
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Pope Francis apologized and said he feels 'shame' over the abuse of Indigenous people in Canada at schools run by the Catholic Church
The apology marked a reversal from last year when Pope Francis did not apologize after thousands of…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A missing Botticelli masterpiece worth $109 million was hanging in an Italian family's home for decades
Sandro Botticelli's 1470 portrait of the Virgin Mary and child had been hiding in plain sight.
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A Catholic charity hired a man to simulate a mass shooting at their building, complete with actors covered in blood. The drill ended with his arrest.
John Channels fired blanks at a conference room window where employees were gathered. One elderly w…
Isabella Zavarise
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Pope Francis thanked journalists for not allowing the Church to 'sweep' sexual abuse scandals 'under the carpet'
The pope said it was journalists' "mission" to leave their newsrooms to report on the world and exp…
Connor Perrett
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Former Pope Benedict asks forgiveness for the mishandling of child sex abuse cases, but does not admit wrongdoing
Pope Benedict's comments came after a report commissioned by the German Catholic Church investigate…
Jake Epstein
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Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into 'choleric', 'phlegmatic,' and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God
Both Johnsons hold deeply religious views, which have been at the center of their personal and prof…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Bishop stripped of his powers after resigning from church to marry 'Satanic-erotic' novelist
Spain's Episcopal Conference announced that Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà has been stripped of his powe…
Bethany Dawson
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Catholic priests performed a 'difficult exorcism' lasting 9 hours after a young woman suddenly began convulsing and blaspheming during confession, reports say
The woman fell into a deep sleep after the exorcism performed at the St Mary of Mount Berico church…
Bethany Dawson
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Even the experts who study Congress don't know how this House speakership drama will end
All of your questions about the House speakership drama and what comes next are answered — well, al…