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Voucher Push Is Reshaping Private School Education, Study Finds

Vouchers are spurring the growth of low-priced, Christian schools that often serve small populations of students. They’re also pushing up tuition prices.

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A new type of voucher program that allows families of all income levels to use public funds for private education is taking hold in more states.
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Charlie Kirk’s Christian Supporters Mourn Him as a Martyr

“Charlie died for what he believed in,” said Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor in Oklahoma.

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Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA event in West Palm Beach, Fla., last year. He was shot to death on Wednesday in Utah.
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Carlo Acutis, Known as ‘God’s Influencer,’ Is Declared a Saint by Pope Leo XIV

Carlo, who died at 15, was canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, who also died young. The church is looking to the two saints to inspire new generations of Catholics.

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A crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to celebrate the naming of two new saints. A likeness of one, Carlo Acutis, is shown.
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L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence

Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church.

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L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday as part of the Roman Catholic Church’s Year of Jubilee.
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