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Australian Catholics seek prayers as fires continue in four states

Jan 3, 2020
David Ryan and Jordan Grantham

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
Andrew Kasuku

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?

Oct 3
Charles Collins

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

‘Give the money to struggling mothers’: Bishop slams Spain’s pro-abortion campaign

Oct 2
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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
Nicole Winfield

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

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
Nicole Winfield

The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

Oct 1
Eléonore Hughes

A sign on the outside of the Fairview Presbyterian Church on the edge of the Butler University campus shows its congregation's support for the Butler men's basketball team in Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday, April 4, 2011. (Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP.)

Giggle for God: America’s witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

Oct 1
Giovanna Dell'Orto

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

Oct 2
Tiffany Stanley