How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)
In the annals of Revolutionary War soldiers, Massachusetts was full of notable figures. But there were none quite like ...
Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...
What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint
Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St.
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Facing Russia, Catholics divided on the need to prepare for war
The call for rearmament in Europe due to the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin is far from unanimous among ...
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South Texas Diocese Hosts Vigil March in Solidarity With Migrants and Refugees
The event fell on the 45th anniversary of the killing of St. Oscar Romero, an El Salvadoran bishop who was assassinated at a ...
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South Korean Catholics mark 30 years of prayer, action for peace with North Korea
With a cross made from barbed wire at the heart of their Holy Year, Seoul Catholics renew their call to transform hatred into ...
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A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials
A former Supreme Court chief justice has warned of civil ... down by war. Tensions between the government and state ...
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Dem Civil War Erupts With ‘Screaming’ and Primary Threats Behind Closed Doors
House Democrats, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi, are furious with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Breaking News Reporter Senior Political Correspondent Breaking News Reporter Josh.Fiallo@ ...
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Ugandan special forces deploy to South Sudan to protect government as civil war fears grow
Civil war erupted in South Sudan in late 2013 when a rift between Kiir and Machar escalated into fighting along ethnic lines. Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, accused a group of soldiers loyal to Machar ...
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Amid aid cuts, US bishop urges Catholics to heed ‘very urgent’ CRS collection
and support for Colombia’s Catholic bishops in ending that nation’s brutal decades-long civil war. Those efforts have also served to address several root causes of migration – including political ...
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Syria's Civil War Takes Another Deadly, Dramatic Turn
Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series ... Sham insurgent faction to victory in December, ordered the mass deployment of fighters to the affected regions.