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Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan, Italy on Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.)

Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit

Feb 9
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

No U.S. visit for Pope Leo XIV this year, Vatican says

Feb 8
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Jorge Izaguirre laughs with Pope Leo during a lunch with Peruvian bishops Jan. 29, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Peru bishop expects papal visit, touts Leo’s vision of synodality

Feb 9
Elise Ann Allen

This Oct. 26, 1966 file photo shows Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in his office at the Propagation of Faith in New York. (Credit: Eddie Adams/AP.)

Vatican again OKs Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed at last minute

Feb 9
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Alicia León | Crux

The “Cross of Athletes” is seen during a Mass at the Basilica of San Babila, known as the Church of Athletes during the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2026. The cross travels to Olympic host cities as a symbol of faith, unity, and the values of sport. (Credit: María Teresa Hernandez/AP.)

Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

Feb 10
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Padre Paco arrested in Argentina on Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: X post by lawmaker Eduardo Valdés.)

Priest arrested during pensioners protest in Argentina

Feb 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

Feb 10
Charles Collins

In the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV meets with pilgrims from the Parish of Santo Tomás de Villanueva (St. Thomas of Villanova) in Spain on Dec. 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV warns Madrid’s priests that faith can be instrumentalized or relegated amid political uncertainty

Feb 10
Fionn Shiner

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People celebrate Halloween in Paracuellos del Jarama, Spain, on Oct. 31, 2025. (Credit: Manu Pernandez/AP.)

Halloween and a declining Christian tradition coexist on All Saints’ Day in Spain

Nov 4, 2025
Teresa Medrano,
Alicia León, Associated Press