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Venerable Augustus Tolton.

Juneteenth and the life of the first Black American Catholic priest

Jun 19, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On the federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States, we honor the first African American... Read more

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Pope Francis presides over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2024.

‘Open the doors’ of the Church, Pope Francis implores on solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital in Perrysburg, Ohio.

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A view of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher during the Easter Vigil, which was celebrated on the morning of Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Churches in Holy Land denounce ‘coordinated attack’ against Christians by Israeli authorities

The Merrimack County Courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire teacher drove pregnant student to get an abortion

Pilgrims walk the Kansas Camino, which goes from Wichita to Father Emil Kapaun’s home parish in rural Pilsen, Kansas.

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A 1775 painting of the fireworks over Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, painted by Jakob Philipp Hackert.

Vatican fireworks: A 500-year-old tradition for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

“Sts. Peter and Paul,” Altar of St. Catherine (1465), Schwabach, Germany. Artist unknown.

Peter the Apostle and Paul, the teacher of the Gentiles

A map of Nigeria.

Biden administration criticized for omitting Nigeria from religious persecution watchlist

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The Marian Route of the National Eucharist Pilgrimage passes through Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

‘It’s filled me with so much hope’: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes through Wisconsin

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