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Goa protests: Why is an ex-RSS chief demanding to DNA test the body of a 450-year-old sacred saint?
Former RSS chief Subhash Velingkar's demand for a DNA test on St. Francis Xavier's relics has spark…
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A Catholic 'priest' has been defrocked for being AI
An AI chatbot for a Catholic group claimed to be a real priest and said baptism in Gatorade was OK.…
Katie Notopoulos
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Pope Francis ousted a Texas bishop, signaling he may finally be done with ultraconservative US Catholics
Pope Francis and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland clashed over issues of same-sex couples and the ord…
Katie Balevic
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I was born blind and with cerebral palsy. My dad raised me alone and fought for me to have everything I needed.
I was born blind and with cerebral palsy, but my dad fought for me to have the best education. He d…
Sarah Cerio
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Pope Francis is gearing up for the first millennial saint, a web developer known as 'God's influencer'
Carlo Acutis, a teenage website developer, was attributed a second miracle by Pope Francis, advanci…
Joshua Zitser
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Sinéad O'Connor, who famously tore up a picture of the Pope, was ordained in a niche Catholic Church sect and later converted to Islam
O'Connor, whose death at 56 was announced Wednesday, was deeply religious in the years before her d…
Sebastian Cahill
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I'm pregnant at 47. It's not how I once pictured things, but it was the right path for me.
I had parent imposter syndrome when I first got pregnant at 47, but being an older parent is right …
Heather Grossmann
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Graphic photos show Catholic faithfuls in the Philippines reenacting the crucifixion of Jesus and enduring being nailed to cross on Good Friday
The crucifixion tradition is back for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Th…
Isobel van Hagen
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Catholic liberal arts college in Virginia courts backlash after cutting several majors, including religious studies, English, and math
The decision from Marymount University to remove majors from its program prompted backlash from stu…
Hannah Getahun,Erin Snodgrass
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Ron DeSantis styles himself a culture warrior for God. But his push to expand the death penalty is 'deeply concerning' to the Catholic Church.
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops told Insider that the proposals to make it easier to imp…
Charles R. Davis
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Catholic leader accuses Ron DeSantis who has positioned himself as a defender of the Christian faith — and Florida Republicans of seeking to criminalize 'empathy' with new anti-immigrant crackdown
Florida Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a felony to knowingly provide transp…
Charles R. Davis
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188 clergy suspected of committing child sex abuse in Kansas Catholic dioceses since 1950, attorney general says
A new report from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it suspected at least 188 clergy members …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The pope raises eyebrows after saying Ukraine should have the 'courage of the white flag' and negotiate with Russia
It is believed to be the first time Pope Francis has used terms like "white flag" or "defeated" in …
Cameron Manley
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Baltimore's Catholic Church covered up the sexual abuse of more than 600 kids over 6 decades. A single parish employed 12 accused priests: state AG report
Baltimore Archbishop said the "shocking" report was a reminder of the "tremendous harm" caused to c…
Katie Balevic
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A Massachusetts middle school lost its Catholic status after a dispute with the bishop over pride flags at school
"The flying of these flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing and scandalous me…
Katie Balevic
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Texas Archbishop has become a gun control advocate after Uvalde: 'We're supposed to promote life'
Following the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Archbishop García-Siller began giving se…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Pittsburgh bishop gives congregants special pass to eat corned beef on St. Patrick's Day, even though it falls on day Catholics aren't allowed to eat meat
Bishop David Zubik suggested people who do choose to partake in a St. Paddy's day meat meal conside…
Erin Snodgrass,Katherine Tang…
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Sabrina Carpenter says it was OK to film her horror-inspired video in a Catholic church because Jesus was a carpenter
Following the release of Sabrina Carpenter's video, a pastor in Brooklyn was stripped of his admini…
Amanda Goh
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Catholic college men in creepy mass catcalling ritual: 'Whores, come out of your burrows like rabbits'
The video showed more than 100 students from Elías Ahuja college in Madrid pulling up their blinds …
Bethany Dawson
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Joe Rogan slams the Catholic Vatican as 'a country filled with pedophiles and stolen art'
Joe Rogan's attack on the Vatican came as Pope Francis visited Canada to "beg for forgiveness" for …