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Pope Leo XIV, center, attends the International conference "Raising Hope for Climate Justice" in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Oct. 1. The conference marks the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si', Pope Francis' landmark document that encapsulated church teaching on the environment. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington March 1, 2023. (OSV News/Reuters/Sarah Silbiger)

Sen. Durbin declines Catholic award amid dispute over stance on abortion rights

A hallway outside the U.S. Senate chamber sits empty at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 30, 2025, in the hours before a government shutdown. (OSV News/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Catholic organizations call on lawmakers to end government shutdown

National Association of Black Catholic Administrators after Charlie Kirk's death: Black community 'on high alert'