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Pope grants Jubilee Year for Guadalupe Basilica anniversary

Pope Leo XIV has declared a Jubilee Year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

US bishops urge Trump to end mass deportation of Haitians

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged the Trump administration to end mass deportations to Haiti.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. The beatification of Archbishop Sheen will take place on Sept. 24, 2026, in St. Louis, where he will become the first American-born bishop to be beatified.

Sheen beatification offers U.S. bishops a model of holiness

The EU flag, a stock graph and the words "AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" are seen in this May 21, 2024, illustration.

US bishops form new task force over AI concerns

Pope Leo XIV smiles from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Sept. 16, 2026.

Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

Pope Leo XIV blows out a candle as he receives an angel cake from Vatican employees to mark his 71st birthday during his visit to inaugurate the exhibition "AQVA. Catastrophe and Wonder” at the Vatican Library Sept. 14, 2026.

Pope Leo celebrates his 71st birthday

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 13, 2026. Pope Leo commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in his address, praying for "those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day."

Pope Leo commemorates 9/11 anniversary

A U.S. flag flies in the wind outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City April 6, 2026. New York Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks celebrated a vigil memorial Mass Sept. 10 at St. Patrick's Cathedral to honor memory of hundreds of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that 25 years ago.

On eve of 9/11, NY archbishop emphasizes healing, peace

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