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This is a model of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris made out of LEGO blocks.

LEGO's Notre Dame model comes just in time for cathedral reopening

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As workers complete the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating 2019 fire, LEGO fans can assemble their own model of the iconic medieval structure, thanks to a soon-to-be-released kit from the Denmark-based toy manufacturer.

This is a general view of a sign in front of the main entrance to Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit May 10, 2023. In a May 9, 2024, statement, Ascension reported it had experienced a suspected cyberattack the day before, causing a disruption to some of the Catholic health care system's services.

Cyberattack on largest US Catholic health care system part of rising criminal trend

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The largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. reported it experienced what it called a "cybersecurity incident" May 8, resulting in "a disruption to clinical operations." The cyberattack is part of a rising and dangerous criminal trend targeting the entire health care sector.

Graça Machel Mandela, former first lady of both South Africa and Mozambique, speaks at a conference on human fraternity at the Vatican May 10, 2024. To the right is Rigoberta Menchú Tum, an Indigenous Guatemalan human rights activist and 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Nobel winners reflect on peace, human dignity at Vatican conference

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A new civilization rooted in human dignity and capable of overcoming division is needed to ensure the peace, stability and prosperity of all people, speakers said at a Vatican conference on promoting peace.
Pope Francis prays before formally delivering "Spes Non Confundit," ("Hope Does Not Disappoint"), his document proclaiming the Holy Year 2025, during a ceremony in front of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 9, 2024.

"Hope Does Not Disappoint", pope proclaims Holy Year 2025

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"The time has come for a new Jubilee when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation in Christ," Pope Francis said in a document formally proclaiming the Holy Year 2025.

Newly appointed Holy See ambassador Joyce Napier.

Joyce Napier appointed Canada’s Holy See ambassador

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Journalist Joyce Napier has been appointed Canada’s new ambassador to the Holy See.

Displaced Palestinians wait to evacuate a tent camp after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 7, 2024.

People in Gaza facing ‘full-blown famine’, Caritas

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Israel's escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference in New York City Oct. 25, 2023. James sued the Heartbeat International pro-life organization and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, 2024, accusing them of misleading women by claiming that they can provide treatment to reverse the effect of abortion pill mifepristone.

New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued HeartbeatInternational, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing them of misleading and potentially causing harm to women by claiming that they can provide a treatment that reverses the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Holocaust survivor Alex Roson, 83, born in Poland in 1940, holds a photograph of him with Simba and Sonya Rothfeld who took him from the Catholic woman who kept him during the Holocaust in his apartment in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024.

Saved by a Catholic woman in Poland, a Holocaust survivor has a message for the world

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At 83, Alex Rosin, born Elek Rebensztok, is among the youngest child survivors of the Holocaust. As fewer survivors are able to give their testimony, he feels an urgency to tell people his story, especially considering the increasing antisemitism he senses following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and the subsequent war in Gaza.

Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions

Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions

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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena May 17, the Vatican press office said.

Pope Francis greets religious sisters during a meeting with participants in a conference on "Repairing the Irreparable" to mark the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at the Vatican May 4, 2024.

Pope urges reparation to the Sacred Heart

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The spiritual practice of reparation "may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete" today, but it is essential for the promotion of justice and healing, including on behalf of those who have suffered abuse in the church, Pope Francis said.

U.S. President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, a Catholic, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington May 3, 2024.

Catholic Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Adding another distinguished medal to her already sizable collection, Katie Ledecky - the most decorated woman in swimming history - was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3 in a White House ceremony.

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