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MADISON, Wis.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger.

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows little signs of increasing. Between 100 and 200 young women enter into a religious vocation each year in the U.S.

PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant.

When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been complaining about for months: That his big plans for a Holy Year had turned their city into a giant co

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for what is expected to be the final international trip of his presidency.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Funerals have been set for the student and teacher who were shot and killed by a 15-year-old at a religious school in Wisconsin, while police on Thursday pursued their investigation into the motive.

MADISON, Wis.

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the razor wire-reinforced fence snaking across the mountain. One took off her jacket and waved it slowly above her head.

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the razor wire-reinforced fence snaking across the mountain. One took off her jacket and waved it slowly above her head.