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Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

The Pontifical Swiss Guard’s newest recruits join the world’s oldest standing army, in photos

May 7
Andrew Medichini

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Photos show Pope Leo’s first Easter Mass as pontiff

Apr 5
Andrew Medichini,
Alessandra Tarantino, Associated Press

Aerial view of Mombasa in Kenya

At least 17, most of them Catholic pilgrims, killed in a road crash on a highway in Kenya

Oct 3
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Dolly the sheep dog rests in her home in Leicester, England. (Credit: Father Johannes Arens.)

Premium article: As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?

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MTP Kit containing one mifepristone and four misoprostol plus a blister strip of 10 extra miso. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics

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Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics

Oct 2
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Va. (Credit: Alex Wong/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sep. 26, 2026. (Credit: Allison Sales/AP.)

Our Lady of Aparecida emerges as key issue in race for Brazil’s presidency

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A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

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At least 17, most of them Catholic pilgrims, killed in a road crash on a highway in Kenya