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The final new terra cotta gargoyle is prepared for installation high on the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, known as "America's Notre Dame," in Covington, Ky., on Monday, March 30, 2026. (Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP.)

Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

  • Apr 2
  • Dylan Lovan, 
    Associated Press
The Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 4, 2020. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids

  • Apr 1
  • Lindsay Whitehurst, 
    Associated Press
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.)

In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship

  • Apr 1
  • Associated Press
Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring César Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California on March 19, 2026. (Credit: Jae C. Hong/AP.)

For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now

  • Apr 1
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    Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
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JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring

  • Apr 1
  • Hillel Italie, 
    Associated Press
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In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in religion

  • Mar 29
  • Deepa Bharath, 
    Associated Press
Pages from the Anthropic website are displayed in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

  • Mar 27
  • Matt O'Brien, 
    Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’

  • Mar 26
  • Tiffany Stanley
Father Brian Strassburger smiles as Alcala Bouilly sings into the microphone during Mass at Casa del Migrante on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Reynosa, Mexico. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez/AP.)

As border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deportees

  • Mar 25
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto
A confessional in a Catholic church. (Credit: Pexels.)

As Lent continues, a first-of-its-kind national study finds that most Catholics would consider going to Confession

  • Mar 25
  • Charles Collins

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

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