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70,000 young people make pilgrimage to Mexico’s Christ the King monument

Around 70,000 young people from across Mexico made the pilgrimage on Jan. 31 to Christ the King monument in Guanajuato state, in what became one of the largest youth pilgrimages in recent years.

U.S. bishops ‘applaud’ expanded Mexico City Policy

The bishops called for related policies to recognize “the inherent dignity of every human person.”

Pope Leo XIV tells religious: Be ‘leaven of peace’ and a ‘sign of hope’

The pontiff urged consecrated men and women to witness to God’s presence in a world where faith and daily life often drift apart.

IRF Summit details how nations can promote religious freedom abroad: Be ‘persistent’

Religious freedom advocates addressed how personal anecdotes and persistence are the keys to help leaders promote religious freedom globally.

Irish abuse victim encounters Pope Leo: ‘He felt my pain’

Pope Leo XIV meets with David Ryan, a former student at Blackrock College in Ireland, and listens to his story of the abuse he and his late brother, Mark, endured at the Catholic secondary school.

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Italian cardinal named president of Vatican bank oversight commission

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, the retired archbishop of L’Aquila, succeeds Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the retired archbishop of Vienna.

Clerical sexual abuse victim shares story with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I didn’t hold back’

“I told him about the abuse,” David Ryan said. “I did get a feeling of being listened to and being understood.”

Pope to religious: Even where weapons roar, you are witnesses to Jesus

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, praising consecrated men and women for living out their steadfast faith even in the most difficult of circumstances, and inviting them to be 'leavens of peace' and 'signs of hope.'

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Russia confirms new peace talks with Ukraine despite deadly drone attacks

Russia confirms that a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks will be held with Ukraine this week in Abu Dhabi after a brief pause amid concerns over the human cost of a war in which combined military casualties on both sides are estimated to be approaching two million.

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Society of St. Pius X to consecrate bishops without Rome’s approval, courting excommunication

The plan threatens to harden a decades-old split between the traditionalist group and the Vatican.