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Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion

By Ashleigh Kassock/The Catholic Herald Locust Grove, Virginia, Jun 14, 2025 / 06:00 am High school can be tough, but on rare occasions it can be a place of grace. It was for the McCoppin family, and especially for eldest daughter Kelly, who just graduated from Saint John Paul the Great High School in Potomac...

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Pope Leo welcomes athletes to Vatican for Jubilee of Sport

Pope Leo XIV continues his predecessor’s Saturday Jubilee audiences, focusing on St Irenaeus as a witness of hope as he welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport. By Christopher Wells Bishop Irenaeus of Lyon can help us “recognize how beautiful and relevant” hope is today, Pope Leo XIV said on Saturday...

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‘A long night of attacks, with fears of more to come’

There has been a night of intense fighting between Israel and Iran, with the two sides trading fire and explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran. Ballistic missiles hit parts of Israel, with three people killed and dozens injured, according to Israeli authorities. Iran launched its attack in retaliation for Israeli strikes which targeted...