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The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship. Credit: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Italian naval ship chosen to be a jubilee church in 2025

January 14, 2025

Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, June 14, 2024, after a session at the G7 summit, which is being held June 13–15 in the southern Italian region of Puglia. | Credit: Vatican Media

President Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction

January 13, 2025

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

USCCB issues Catholic Elements of Immigration Reform

January 13, 2025

U.S. Cardinal James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, opens the Holy Door of the basilica before celebrating Mass Jan. 5, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Grow in hope, share it with others, cardinal says as he opens Holy Door

January 06, 2025

Father Tom Tully stands at the corner of New and Middle Streets in New Bern. (NC Catholics file photo 2021.)

‘We were first’ At least five claims, and maybe no single answer

January 06, 2025

Holy Infant Church unveils intarsia art installation

Holy Infant Church unveils intarsia art installation

January 02, 2025

Cristo Rey student Michelle Amador selected for QuestBridge scholarship

Cristo Rey student selected for QuestBridge scholarship

January 02, 2025

Mercy Sister Mary Robert Williams, educator and longtime ministry leader, dies

Mercy Sister Mary Robert Williams, educator and longtime ministry leader, dies

December 31, 2024

A visitor touches the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2024, after it was opened by Pope Francis during Christmas Mass the night prior to mark the start of the Holy Year 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope opens Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching 'Jubilee of Hope'

December 31, 2024

Attendees participate in an evening prayer service with Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica for New Year's Eve at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope gives thanks for Jubilee preparations at New Year's Eve vespers

December 31, 2024