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More than 1,000 LGBTQ Catholics and their families passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this weekend as part of a Jubilee pilgrimage that has stirred both celebration and controversy across the Catholic world. The event was quietly listed on the Vatican’s official Holy Year calendar under the neutral title “Pilgrimage of the…

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Pope Leo XIV marked a historic moment in his young papacy on Sunday by canonizing two new saints before thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Among them was Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy teenager known as the “patron saint of the internet,” who has become the first millennial to be canonized in the history of the…

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A 1,600-year-old Samaritan estate uncovered in Israel could have ties to a magician mentioned in the Bible. Archaeologists uncovered the lavish estate in Kafr Kassem. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) was excavating the site prior to the building of a new neighborhood. The site is believed to be a Samaritan settlement that existed for some…

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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a huge wall that served as part of the Pool of Siloam. The pool is mentioned in John 9 when Jesus heals a blind man on the Sabbath. The wall is 39 feet tall, dating to about 2,800 years ago. It appears to have been used as part of a…

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Archaeologists have discovered two ancient churches in Kharga Oasis, an ancient settlement around 350 miles from Cairo. Kharga Oasis has been a site of significant finds. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find in a statement. The excavation at Kharga Oasis revealed a whole settlement, including ovens and large clay jars as…
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