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Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

First women hired for St. Peter’s Basilica’s ‘Sanpietrini’ maintenance crew

Jul 15, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

While women have worked for the Fabbrica di San Pietro before, it is the first time women are officially part... Read more

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The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition cover the altar, just dedicated by the cardinal. The covering of the altar signifies that it is both the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice and the Lord’s table.

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From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows; Our Lady, Undoer of Knots; and Our Lady of Peace.

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The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, before (left) and after a rampant wildfire destroyed the church on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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Leyden Rovelo-Krull is the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress

Bangor Christian Schools building in Bangor, Maine.

Christian school sues Maine over law deterring religious schools from school choice program

The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York.

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Singaporeans welcoming Pope Francis to their country on Sept. 11, 2024.

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Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

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Mother Veronica of the Holy Faith (left) shows some of the hosts that will be consecrated during the International Eucharistic Congress; portrait of St. Mariana of Jesus (right).

Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress made in home of Ecuador’s first saint

Pope Francis speaks at the Dili Convention Center in East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

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