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Messages are written on a banner with an image of Pope Leo XIV at the Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University in Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, northern Peru, on May 12, 2025. The world is still getting to know the modest and soft-spoken pontiff born in Chicago, who spent much of his life in the priesthood as a missionary in Peru, where he holds a second citizenship. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV: Family Is Founded On ‘Stable Union Between Man And Woman,’ The Unborn Have Inherent Dignity

Pope Leo XIV asserted on Friday that the family is rooted in the “stable union between a man and a woman,” while also emphasizing that both the unborn and the elderly possess inherent dignity as creations of God — following accusations that the new Pope is “just as liberal” as the previous one.

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(Background) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 25: People march through the streets of Manhattan to protest the killing of Sonya Massey on July 25, 2024 in New York City. Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, had called 911 to report a suspected prowler. One of the arriving officers, Sean Grayson, shot her as she was holding a pot of water on July 6th in Springfield, Illinois. Grayson has been arrested and protests have erupted around the country to demand justice for her death. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Sonia Massey grad picture. (Photo via: AP / Ben Crump Law/ Ben Crump Law) / (R-Bottom) Body cam footage - Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home on July 6, 2024. (Photo via: Illinois State Police)

Illinois: House Approves Bill Mandating ‘Stricter Police Hiring Background Checks’ Following 2024 Sonya Massey Death

The Illinois House advanced legislation on Thursday mandating more comprehensive background checks prior to the hiring of police officers — coming less than a year after a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey, who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis at the time.

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(L) TOPSHOT - Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally on Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood smeared across his face after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the gunman and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP) (Photo by REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: James Comey attends Former FBI Director James Comey In Conversation With MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Fmr FBI Director Comey Being Probed By U.S. Secret Service After Sharing Alleged ‘Subliminal’ Trump Assassination Social Media Post

The United States Secret Service (USSS) has initiated an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey following allegations that he incited violence against President Donald Trump in a now-deleted Instagram post.

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