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Statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome's Piazza di Spagna Dec. 8, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis' prayer for the Immaculate Conception: 'You never stop loving your children'
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Sheen beatification delay an act of “sabotage,” Peoria official writes
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Bishop Robert Baker of Birmingham at St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Dec. 6, 2019. Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA.

Bishop Baker: Ad limina inspires 'hopeful spirit' for renewal of Church in US
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Our Lady of Guadalupe is the true Lady of the Amazon, priest says
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Prosecute pornographers for obscenity, Congressmen tell AG
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New McCarrick lawsuits brought as New Jersey litigation window opens
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A religious congregation of blind sisters contemplates the face of Christ
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Catholic leaders say food stamp cuts will harm people, but not put them to work
Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, prepares to say Mass at the Gesu in Rome, Oct. 15, 2016. Credit: GC36 via Flickr.

Jesuit superior general: Satan is real, and wants us to reject God
Pope Francis on the popemobile Dec. 4, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis on sharing the Christian message in 'reality'
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Congress advances bill condemning China ‘re-education’ camps
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Anti-Catholic vandalism in Northern Ireland deters families, prompts investigation
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Catholic Church discovered in Dublin archeology dig

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FBI investigating fourth church attack this year in El Paso
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Prosecute pornographers for obscenity, Congressmen tell AG
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New McCarrick lawsuits brought as New Jersey litigation window opens
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A religious congregation of blind sisters contemplates the face of Christ
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Catholic leaders say food stamp cuts will harm people, but not put them to work
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Jesuit superior general: Satan is real, and wants us to reject God
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Pope Francis on sharing the Christian message in 'reality'
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Congress advances bill condemning China ‘re-education’ camps
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Anti-Catholic vandalism in Northern Ireland deters families, prompts investigation
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