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1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (155+ words) As the most important event in the Orthodox Christian calendar, the three-day celebration drew a large turnout of parishioners and families. Hosted at Saint Dimitrija Solunski, the festivities featured long-standing traditions and three major events: Mass, a Good Friday procession,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (360+ words) The University of Notre Dame, a historically Catholic institution, has promoted a professor the school previously criticized for saying state abortion bans are "sexual violence." Notre Dame has named associate professor Susan Ostermann as the university's new director of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1374+ words) The event was originally planned as a protest in response to the university's appointment of abortion advocate professor Susan Ostermann as the head of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. Ultimately, however, students expressed their gratitude at the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (630+ words) EDITORIAL: Now that abortion-rights advocate Susan Ostermann has stepped away from an academic leadership post, the university needs to undertake meaningful reforms to ensure a comprehensively Catholic identity. Abortion-rights advocate Susan Ostermann's decision to withdraw from her appointment as the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (169+ words) VATICAN CITY, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo called on Wednesday for an "end to antisemitism worldwide, marking the "annual commemoration of the Holocaust with a prayer "for a world without prejudice or racism. "On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago  (767+ words) Pope Leo XIV kicks off his trip to Africa in the country of Algeria, which is home to a small but lively Catholic population. Pope Leo XIV kicks off his first papal trip to Africa in Algeria on Monday, spending…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago  (701+ words) More than a third of Cameroon's around 30 million people are Catholic Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon has raised fears among some of the country's Catholics it will boost the international standing of President Paul Biya, who has been in…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago  (851+ words) ALGIERS " Pope Leo XIV called for peace and the end of "neocolonial tendencies" in world affairs on Monday during the first papal visit to Algeria, all while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Trump over his criticism of the US-Israeli…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago  (357+ words) Archbishop Ronald Hicks celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day Mass at the saint's dedicated cathedral in New York City, expressing awe for a celebration that united New Yorkers and drew the attendance of Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. "The cathedral…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1059+ words) Editor's Note: Archbishop Ronald Hicks was installed as the archbishop of New York on Feb. 6, 2026. Please find the full text of his homily at the installation Mass below, edited for clarity." Se'or, toma mi vida antes de que la espera…...