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Diocese welcomes hundreds into the Church this Easter season

Diocese welcomes hundreds into the Church this Easter season

May 15, 2025

NC Catholics

Bishop emphasizes personal connection in sacrament of confirmation

Bishop emphasizes personal connection in sacrament of confirmation

May 13, 2025

Diocesan News

Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo's election, U.S. cardinals say

Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo's election, U.S. cardinals say

May 10, 2025

Nation-World

Pope Leo XIV processes out of the Sistine Chapel after celebrating his first Mass as pope with the cardinals who elected him at the Vatican May 9, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo to inaugurate his papacy May 18; has full calendar already

May 10, 2025

Nation-World

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily while celebrating his first Mass as pope with the cardinals who elected him in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 9, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith 'absurd'

May 09, 2025

Nation-World

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, delivers his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name

May 09, 2025

Nation-World

Diocese of Raleigh celebrates Pope Leo XIV

Diocese of Raleigh celebrates Pope Leo XIV

May 09, 2025

Diocesan News

National Family Week

A Mother's Day message from Bishop Zarama

May 09, 2025

Diocesan News

Crowds cheer in St. Peter's Square as white smoke emerges from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 8, 2025, indicating Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, was elected pope. The new pope was born in Chicago. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)

New pope greeted by ecstatic crowds in St. Peter's Square

May 08, 2025

Nation-World

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV

May 08, 2025

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