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Four years after Dobbs, pro-life leaders warn of abortion pill challenge

The Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended federal constitutional protection for abortion.

Pope Leo XIV: The Eucharist is a powerful antidote to division

At his Wednesday general audience, the pope continued his catechesis on Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, reflecting on the mystery of the Eucharist.

Vatican promotes Peter’s Pence 2026 collection

The annual collection to support the pope's charitable activities takes place June 28, and donations can be made now online.

Pope: Healthcare must reveal God’s compassion to those who suffer

Pope Leo XIV sends his greetings to participants in a conference on health organized by Caritas Internationalis, and calls for cooperation in healthcare rooted in Gospel values.

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Supreme Court: Inmate cannot sue prison guards for religious rights violation

Regardless of whether his rights were violated, the Supreme Court found that the law does not allow him to sue the prison guards in their personal capacities.

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, John the Baptist’s birthday is sometimes known as “Summer Christmas.”

2026 Global Peace Index: We must invest in peace, not war

The Australian Embassy to the Holy See hosts the presentation of the 2026 Global Peace Index with the founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace Steve Killelea as he breaks down the importance of having data on global peacefulness and how to invest in peace rather than war.

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Unpublished homilies of Pope Benedict XVI released in English

The Vatican Publishing House (LEV) has released the English edition of "The Lord Holds Us by the Hand,” which brings together previously unpublished homilies delivered by Pope Benedict XVI during private Masses celebrated during his pontificate and after his resignation.

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Cardinal Czerny for Sea Sunday: A ship must never be a place of isolation

In his message for Sea Sunday 2026, Cardinal Michael Czerny highlights the complex challenges maritime workers face today as the sea today is “increasingly marked by tension, insecurity, war, and fear.”

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Pope at Audience: Let us be transformed by the Eucharistic mystery

During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV focuses on the Eucharist as he continues reflecting on Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, underscoring that the sacred mystery enables us 'to adopt the very way of the Lord.'

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