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Bold and Blunt: Halloween in August? Taking back the holidays
Once upon a time in America, Christmas was celebrated even in public schools as the birth of Jesus, and Halloween was at best a one-day affair — a few cupcakes in class followed by a trick-or-treating at night. Now? Halloween starts in August.
God’s influencer: Italian teenager to become first internet-generation saint
Carlo Acutis wore sneakers and jeans, relaxed with his PlayStation, craved Nutella, and loved soccer. On Sunday, the Italian teenager will become the Catholic Church’s first saint from the internet generation.
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Iraq reopens historic mosque in Mosul 8 years after Islamic State destruction
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Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome
Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a planned Holy Year pilgrimage of LGBTQ+ Catholics to the Vatican in a sign of continued welcome in this new pontificate.
Devastating consequences of abandoning truth
As a university president, I had a front-row seat as I watched hundreds of students descend onto my campus every year.
