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Pope Leo XIV at his weekly General Audience in the Vatican on Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Karen Prewitt of Mission holds a sign reading "Social studies rules" during a rally on the Capitol Mall outside the Barbara Jordan State Office Building, where the State Board of Education meets, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Credit: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP.)

Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention

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Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church from Lebanon in the Vatican on April 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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

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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’s Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges

Apr 10
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Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026 (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

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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

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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

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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
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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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Apr 9
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Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges

Apr 9
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Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid

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

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Sarah Mullally waves as she leaves after the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. (Credit: Alastair Grant/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV greets faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo calls for French bishops to ‘generously include’ those attached to Traditional Latin Mass

Mar 25
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A confessional in a Catholic church. (Credit: Pexels.)

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Mar 25
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Catholic priests stand together celebrating Mass. (Credit: Amazing Parish.)

Houston summit aims to help priests build parishes for 21st century

Mar 19
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Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby meets with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the then-Papal Nuncio, and his team on January 22, 2026, in the Pentagon. (Credit: Pentagon.)

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Easter on St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Pope Leo XIV at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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