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The Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 things to know

A fire broke out in the Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt on Sunday, Aug. 14 2022.

Reports of at least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during the Angelus Aug. 14, 2022.

Pope Francis: Faith is like fire, not a lullaby

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Online conference to examine ‘proclamation of the kingdom’

Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript.

Who was Joan of Arc?: Answers to your questions about this heroic saint  

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Will these African Americans be canonized?

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In phone call, Zelenskyy thanks Pope Francis for praying for Ukraine

Former Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of the Diocese of Oran, Argentina.

Victim of Bishop Zanchetta: ‘Don't turn your back on us; we didn’t deserve such treatment’

Side view of the gilded statue of Joan of Arc at Place des Pyramides in Paris, France.

A ‘non-binary’ Joan of Arc? Theater's spin on Catholic heroine stirs backlash

State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, southwest Nigeria, on June 5, 2022.

Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre

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Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during the Angelus Aug. 14, 2022.

Pope Francis: Faith is like fire, not a lullaby

A fire broke out in the Abu Sefein Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt on Sunday, Aug. 14 2022.

Reports of at least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt

The Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 things to know