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97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

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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.)

Vatican denies media spin of envoy meeting at the Pentagon

Apr 10
Elise Ann Allen

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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

Apr 9
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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David leads the Easter Vigil at San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, April 4, 2026. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral.)

In open letter, Asian cardinal warns Americans of ‘moral failure’ over Iran war

Apr 10
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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

Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.)

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

Apr 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

Apr 11
Charles Collins

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

Pope’s Africa odyssey will showcase roots, growth and challenges

Apr 11
Elise Ann Allen

In this image from video provided by Just Like Me in April 2026, the company’s co-founder and investor Jeff Tinsley, bottom right, interacts with an AI-generated Jesus. (Credit: Just Like Me via AP.)

$1.99 chats with AI Jesus show the faith-based tech boom is here

Apr 11
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Bishops look at ways to expand how they pass on Catholic faith

Nov 18, 2022
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Bishops mark charter’s 20th year, pledge continued outreach to survivors

Nov 18, 2022
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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks Nov. 15, 2022, during a session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (Credit: Bob Roller/CNS.)

Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to stay true to church’s mission

Nov 16, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

U.S. bishops launch new approach to teaching the faith

Nov 8, 2022
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Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution

Nov 4, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Supreme Court justices question affirmative action admission policies

Nov 1, 2022
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Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, is seen in Anaheim, Calif., calling for an end to the death penalty in this 2016 file photo. (Credit: J.D. Long-Garcia/The Tidings via CNS.)

‘Can’t not do it,’ says Sister Prejean of her fight to end death penalty

Oct 23, 2022
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Catholic Mobilizing Network honors advocates working to end death penalty

Oct 16, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Texas death-row inmate takes plea for DNA testing to Supreme Court

Oct 13, 2022
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