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Bishop Steve Wood of St. Andrew’s Church thanks health care workers at East Cooper Medical Center, where he was a patient fighting COVID-19 easier in the year, during an evening event to honor health care workers at East Cooper Medical Center Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Credit: Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP.)

Leader of conservative Anglican denomination suspended while facing misconduct claims

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Peter Smith,
Associated Press

The Cathedral in Cádiz, Spain. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Pope Leo is aware of investigation into Spanish Bishop of Cádiz

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Fionn Shiner

Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, on Oct. 3, 2025. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

Global Anglican ties are under stress. It’s unclear if they’re at the breaking point

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Peter Smith,
Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Nov. 18, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope strongly backs US bishops on immigration support, urges humane treatment

Nov 19
Trisha Thomas,
Associated Press

In this image taken from video, pop star Nicki Minaj joined faith leaders Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025, at the United Nations headquarters to lend support for protecting religious freedom, and addressing the rising levels of violence toward Christians in Nigeria. Minaj was invited to speak at the US mission to the United Nations by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz. (Credit: Joseph B. Frederick/AP.)

Rapper Nicki Minaj calls for protections for Christians in Nigeria at UN event

Nov 19
Associated Press

A vendor sells local newspapers with headlines referring to US President Donald Trump’s comments about Nigeria, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Debates over word ‘genocide’ obscure real tragedy in Nigeria

Nov 19
Charles Collins

Richard Gamble, who said God spoke to him and gave him a vision for Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer in 2004, stands beside a model of the monument, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at his office in Coleshill, England. (Credit: Yonat Shimron/Religion News Service via AP.)

A monument to answered prayer begins to rise in a secularizing England

Nov 19
Yonat Shimron,
Associated Press

The Rev. Micah Bulus, left, a pastor who was kidnapped along with others from a service in November 2024, speaks with church members in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, Nov. 6, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Takeaways from AP’s report on the violence in northern Nigeria

Nov 19
Chinedu Asadu,
Associated Press

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