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Pope Leo XIV views a gift from an attendee at the International Catholic Legislators Network meeting at the Vatican, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic legislators to look to Augustine’s ‘City of God’

Aug 23, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The pope called on parliamentarians to ensure that “power is tamed by conscience and law is at the service of... Read more

A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers

Jun 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and... Read more