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Pope Leo gave his first Christmas address before thousands of faithful at the Vatican and continued his message of peace, compassion, and Christ-like faith. (Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool / Getty Images)

Pope: "Welcome the stranger" like Jesus

CK Smith
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha (front row, left) have been raising their family with interfaith values - her Hindu background and his recent Catholic faith. They appear at many events together, even a public mass, but now, Vance expresses his desire for Usha to convert to Christianity. But did he mean Catholic Christianity or Christian evangelicalism? Hindus and Catholics are left questioning his comment. (Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images)

Vance wishes Usha becomes a Christian

CK Smith
Donald Trump and Samuel Alito (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA has a Catholic gender gap problem

Michael Devaney
Empty pews and stained glass windows in church (Getty Images/ Monashee Frantz)

Why Easter brings me back to church

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Sara Haines on "The View" (ABC/Lou Rocco)

"The View" hosts debate frozen embryos

Gabriella Ferrigine
Pepper and Egg Sandwich (Getty Images/bhofack2)

A buttery egg sandwich, perfect for Lent

Ashlie D. Stevens
U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on January 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How Catholic Biden defends abortion

Alex Henderson - Alternet
A woman holds a sign quoting the Bible as anti-vaccination protesters pray and gather near Los Angeles City Hall on August 14, 2021 (DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)

Cherry-picking Bible verses isn't new

John Fea - The Conversation
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"Impossible Foods" burgers made from plant-based substitutes for meat products (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Is an "approximeat" too meaty for Lent?

Ashlie D. Stevens

Inside Manila's chaotic baby boom

Justine Nagan
(Getty/dbvirago)

atheism conquers Australia?

Alessandra Maldonado
Artwork and signatures cover a fence around the Pulse nightclub (AP/John Raoux)

faith and the pulse massacre

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Agata Kulesza, Joanna Kulig, and Lou de Laâge in "The Innocents" (Aeroplan Film)

Rape and rebirth, in a convent

Andrew O'Hehir
(AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Craig Ruttle)

Francis' hope, Boehner's shame

Andrew O'Hehir
(AP/Alessandra Tarantino)

GOPers vs. Pope Francis

Elias Isquith
Too much? (Wikimedia)

Alex Halperin
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