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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

Apr 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope calls Trump threat against Iran ‘unacceptable, immoral’, Trump relents for now

Apr 8
Elise Ann Allen

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

Children leave school in Dschang, Cameroon, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Robert Bociaga/AP.)

The Pope Effect: How a papal visit is sparking an infrastructure ‘miracle’ in Cameroon

Apr 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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White Sox will pay tribute to loyal fan Pope Leo by giving away pope-themed hats

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

White Sox will pay tribute to loyal fan Pope Leo by giving away pope-themed hats

Apr 10
Associated Press

A woman and young girl displaced from Boko Haram attacks push a cart in Dikwa, Borno province, north east Nigeria, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed during an assault on a base in the northeast

Apr 10
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center left, performs the Washing of the Feet ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, after restrictions were lifted following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States, in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

Apr 10
Sam Mednick,
Associated Press

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

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The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.)

What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California

Mar 11
Rebecca Boone

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Credit: John Bazemore/AP.)

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

Feb 21
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Catholic church asks to intervene in Idaho abortion lawsuit

Apr 13, 2022
Rebecca Boone