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Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say

  • May 4
  • David Crary
President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.)

Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration

  • May 2
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    Associated Press
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Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop

  • May 2
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    Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
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Catholic comic leans on faith as daughter battles brain cancer

  • May 1
  • Charles Collins
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Faith in Housing bill crosses finish line in Virginia, clears path for church-based affordable housing

  • May 1
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Bishop Peter Baldacchino speaks at the Frank O’Brien Papen Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2025. (Credit: Voice of the Laity YouTube.)

Bishop crashing a laity meeting in Las Cruces draws attention to Neocatechumenal Way

  • Apr 30
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What is the Neocatechumenal Way?

  • Apr 30
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Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

  • Apr 21
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    Associated Press
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Catholic schools Notre Dame, Villanova to open hoops season in Rome with men’s-women’s doubleheader

  • Apr 17
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What a new Gallup poll shows about young men’s religious revival

  • Apr 16
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The Pontifical Swiss Guard’s newest recruits join the world’s oldest standing army, in photos

  • May 7
  • Andrew Medichini

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

  • May 7
  • Bassem Mroue

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

  • May 7
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Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

  • May 6
  • Charles Collins