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Allen Sánchez, president of the nonprofit CommonSpirit St. Joseph's Children, speaks about the sainthood cause of Sr. Blandina Segale of the Sisters of Charity, June 1 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in front of a convent named for Segale. (Courtesy of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati)

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"Mary Magdalene," circa 1530, by Jan van Scorel (Artvee)

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Catholic school students hold a banner as the faithful gather at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon, April 15, 2026, before Pope Leo XIV's arrival to begin his apostolic journey to the African country. (OSV News/Reuters/Luc Gnago)
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Earth movers prepare a site for a 2.5 million square foot AI data center March 24, 2026, in Independence, Mo. Globally, data centers rank behind all but 10 countries in electricity use, according to a new U.N. report. (AP/Charlie Riedel, file)
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