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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed the Catholic ...

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The Little Sisters of the Poor appealed an August ruling from a federal district court that struck down a religious ...

Pope Leo thanked the Costa Rican artist who created the Nativity scene for the audience hall, titled "Nacimiento Gaudium." ...

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Born as a baby in Bethlehem, God chose to "reveal himself in a human setting," the pope said in a speech Dec. 13 to musicians and organizers of the Vatican's annual Christmas concert.

The attack occurred in the early evening as hundreds were gathered for a Hanukkah celebration at Archer Park, a grassy area ...