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In central Vietnam's Quang Tri province, once one of the fiercest battlefields of the Vietnam War, workers walk the land finding hidden unexploded ordnance.

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The interactive exhibit "The Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV: An American Story" opened to the public Oct. 4 at the American Ancestors building in Boston. (NCR photo/Brian Fraga)

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Boston exhibit highlights Pope Leo's family tree

The exhibit "The Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV: An American Story" features a chart of the pope's lineage that spans 15 generations. The exhibit also aims to shed light on the pope's ancestral ties to other countries.

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In The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus, James D. Tabor demythologizes the "passive, nonsexual, nonpolitical" Mary, inviting us to consider her through a historical, critical lens.

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Retrieving the concepts, writes Tobias Winright, "will raise attention to, and accountability for, indiscriminate and disproportionate civilian casualties."

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Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on Tuesday for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming and integrating migrants as he took part in a pomp-filled meeting with the Italian president.

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Brazilian leader praises papal document on poverty, invites pope to COP30

During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the pope to the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, being held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon region.

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Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women

The Vatican said that the five judges named to hear the Marko Rupnik case in a canonical court include women and priests who don't hold jobs in the Vatican bureaucracy.

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9 things to know about 'Dilexi Te,' Pope Leo's first apostolic exhortation

Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te ("I have loved you"), was promulgated Oct. 9, the feast day of St. John Henry Newman. Here are nine things to know about the document.

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Sisters turning 25 acres in Kenya into a model for mixed farming

"We want to inspire small-scale farmers to maximize their farms' potential," Sr. Flora Nyawira of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd said. 

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Church, government leaders set sights on COP30 at Vatican climate meeting

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Learning to weave taught me how to rebuild my life, thread by thread

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