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Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with American Library Association President Sam Helmick about the importance of libraries in community life and our democracy. The theme of Sam's presidency is "Our Stories Are Worth Sharing."

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(RNS) — At the Vatican, scientists debate the future of AI while artists and singers challenge what it means to be human.

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(RNS) — Eight out of 10 American Catholics said they had a favorable opinion of Leo, including 37% who said their opinion was 'very favorable.'

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Glen Ellyn, Ill. (RNS) — The Christ at the Crossroads conference, organizers said, is aimed at moving US Christians from feeling bad about the war in Gaza to taking action to end it.

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(RNS) — In his sermon that closed out the convention, NBCUSA President Boise Kimber decried legislation he said would hurt people in need.

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan priest, volunteered to die in place of another prisoner after 10 men were condemned to starvation in Auschwitz in 1941.

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WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

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(RNS) — Kirk would have hated the idea of answering his violent death with more violence.

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OREM, Utah (AP) — The assassination captivated the public not only because of Kirk's outsize influence in conservative political circles and his close connections with Trump but also because of the pressing questions it raised about the escalating toll of political violence that has spanned the ideological spectrum.

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(The Conversation) — The religion gap between American men and women may be narrowing, a scholar explains – reflecting a seeming ‘God gap’ in US politics.

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