Pope Leo XIV on New Year’s Eve: The future is in God’s hands

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Indianapolis church files federal lawsuit to knock down parish after historic designation Overseers of an unused parish in Indianapolis have filed a federal lawsuit demanding the government allow the building to be demolished after it was declared a local landmark.