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Only a handful of women allowed to wear white to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration — here’s why everyone else must dress in black
Many were in attendance, and as tradition goes — when a person is in the presence of a pope, they dress in black, except for ...
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Pope Leo’s first curial appointment signals continuity on women
If his early moves are any indication, it seems Pope Leo XIV is intent on securing women’s places and voices of the Catholic ...
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LaPlace woman receives Catholic Regina Matrum award for commitment to family and faith
Jeanne Ory is shy by nature. So, a few weeks ago, when she heard her name announced at Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church in ...
Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles — with limits
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...
Pope Leo’s Classmates Drew Ire of Church With Protest for Women
It was the most electric thing I have ever experienced inside the walls of a Catholic church,” one protester recalls.
Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed core Catholic teaching on marriage and the unborn in his first meeting with the ambassadors ...
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Pope Leo says marriage is between a man and a woman
Ahead of his formal installation Mass this Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing same-sex marriage ...
Pope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn
Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed traditional Catholic views on marriage and dignity of the unborn, emphasizing peace, justice and ...
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Young trailblazer honored as an unsung hero at historic Black Catholic Church
Varia Alston, a 21-year-old junior at McDaniel College, became the first young adult to receive the Unsung Black Catholic Woman Award from Baltimore’s Historic St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The ...