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<p>From a sun-drenched St. Peter's Square awash in the bright colors of spring flowers, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to follow Christ's example of embracing a form of strength that "brings peace to humanity" rather than fuels conflict.</p><p>"Let those who have weapons lay them down!" the pope said from the balcony of St.
<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/pompom-presidency-donald-trump">The pompom presidency of Donald Trump</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Michael Sean Winters</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>"As we prepare to celebrate the
<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/jerusalem-church-leaders-decry-death-pen… church leaders decry death penalty law, 'lifeless' holy city ahead of Easter</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Judith Sudilovsky, OSV News</div><div style="font
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Patrice Critchley-Menor was the social action director for the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, for 27 years and now works in interfaith advocacy. She is a wife and the mother of five adult children, all of whom she considers partners in striving for God's justice. You can find more of her work on Substack, "Catholic in the 218," where she writes about lovingly, creatively and actively living our faith.
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