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Apr 22, 2026
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African Catholics honor first African-born bishop serving in the United States for two milestones
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Gospel message brings freedom, hope, pope says at final Mass in Equatorial Guinea
Apr 23, 2026
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In Central Africa’s largest Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges faithful to work together for common good
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Apr 22, 2026
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People who became Catholic at the Easter Vigil on April 4, 2026 in the Archdiocese of Washington share the stories of their journeys of faith.
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During a Nov. 15 commemoration of Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington unveiled a new project that seeks to “honor those enslaved by the Catholic Church in Maryland.”
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For St. John the Baptist students, supporting annual appeal is not out of fashion
Apr 23, 2026
Father William Paul Hill, priest for six decades, dies at age 88
Archdiocese of Washington announces 10 Golden Apple Award-winning teachers for 2026
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Missionaries speak about Pope Leo’s Africa trip
Apr 22, 2026
Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Mass at Basilica of St. Mary Major marks first anniversary of Pope Francis’s death
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Apr 23, 2026
National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’
One year ago today, Pope Francis died on Easter Monday
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Pope Leo named one of 'Time' magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026
Apr 20, 2026
Artemis II mission pilot preaches Christ’s command to love on lunar flyby
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Students’ artwork of Jesus during Holy Week and Easter, and writings about what Easter means
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Feb 20, 2026
Laudato Trees celebrates planting 1,000 trees in Archdiocese of Washington
Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says
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