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The Turin Shroud has had decades of mystery surrounding it, with the faithful insisting the strange markings around it, that appear to be blood, and the eerie image of a man’s face indicating the Shroud may in fact be Jesus’s own burial shroud. Skeptics, however, have claimed the Shroud to be a fake, dating from…

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In a remarkable and unexpected occurrence, worshippers at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Ohio were left in awe when a statue of the Virgin Mary seemingly blinked at them during a recent church event. The incident, which many are calling a miracle, has sparked widespread attention, with video and photographic evidence circulating…

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Carlo Acutis, an Italian teen who designed a website documenting various Eucharistic miracles and led a faithful life before he died at 15 years old, will be canonized, the Vatican announced. Acutis was one of 15 people approved for canonization at an Ordinary Consistory of Cardinals, according to the Vatican News website. Alex Jones, CEO…

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A virtual AI priest named “Father Justin” had his white collar removed just days after launch. Catholic advocacy group Catholic Answers recently released the desktop-accessible AI priest, but users have dubbed the app “creepy.” The Catholic chatbot has been offering sexist advice, outdated views on women, as well as absolutions in what one user called…

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According to Pope Francis, “sexual pleasure is a gift from God,” but Catholics should avoid pornography. He made the remarks during a catechesis devoted to the “vice of lust” at his general audience in Saint Peter’s Square. He said sexual pleasure was something to be cherished, but it was being “undermined by pornography,” and “satisfaction…

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