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EWTN News explains: What does it mean that the pope is both head of state and head of the Church?
Unique among world leaders, the pope serves simultaneously as the universal spiritual head of the Catholic Church and as the…
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The pope is ‘very eager to come to Mexico,’ Vatican secretary of state tells Mexican president
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reiterated the invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the country during a meeting she…
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Indian court upholds Hindu prayers in state schools, calls them ‘moral instruction’
Catholic and other Christian groups have expressed concern after the High Court of Chhattisgarh — a central Indian state governed…
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10 Catholic facts about Monaco: Billionaires, martyrs, and Europe’s last Catholic state
On March 28, Pope Leo XIV will make history by becoming the first pope in the modern era to make…
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Catholic News - General
In pro-life victory, Mexican state establishes ‘Day of the Unborn Child’
The state of Aguascalientes in Mexico marked a milestone in the defense of life by becoming the first state to…
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Vatican secretary of state warns of Iran escalation
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, is warning that U.S. and Israeli bombings against Iran — and Tehran’s…
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How federal and state abortion policies shifted in 2025
Fifty-one senators asked the FDA to rescind its approval of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone on Oct.…
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Catholic News - Pope
Uganda army confirms arrest of priest over alleged state security threats
Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda is in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities…
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Catholic News - Americas
State Department set to roll out religious worker visa plan next month
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in…
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Catholic News - General
Texas attorney general sues state housing agency for alleged religious discrimination
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Nov. 24, 2025, sued his own state’s housing agency for rules that allegedly restrict…
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