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The Vatican's "Trial of the Century" began. Here’s what you need to know

Jul 27, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The first hearing will be the arraignment. Read more

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Altar of the Child Jesus and the relic of the manger in the Church of Saint Catherine (Basilica of the Nativity) in Bethlehem.

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Pope Francis at his general audience on Nov. 22, 2023.

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A religious sister from the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, hand-paints a pitcher.

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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

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Marijuana leaves.

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President Ronald Reagan and his Supreme Court justice nominee Sandra Day O'Connor on July 15, 1981.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a swing vote on abortion, dies   

Pope Francis meets with Father Federico Lombardi, president of the Ratzinger Foundation and Vatican spokesman during Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate (left), and the 2023 Ratzinger Prize recipients Father Pablo Blanco Sarto (center) and Professor Francesc Torralba (right) at the Vatican on Nov. 30, 2023.

2023 Ratzinger Prize reflects on theological legacy of late Pope Benedict XVI

Shane MacGowan on June 16, 2016, in London, England

Hard-living Irish musician Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died, family says 

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U.S. bishops urge public to petition Biden administration over rule denying funds to pregnancy centers

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