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Sudan’s Forgotten War: A Church leader cries out for peace

A minibus drives past an empty checkpoint where a mannequin dressed as a soldier stands in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Sudan’s Forgotten War: A Church leader cries out for peace

May 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Secretary of State Rubio, a Catholic, plans to visit the Vatican

May 5
Matthew Lee

Gunmen fire their weapons as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon

May 5
Bassem Mroue

Israel’s envoy to Christians says Christian presence in Middle East must be preserved

May 5
Elise Ann Allen

Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say

May 4
David Crary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Secretary of State Rubio, a Catholic, plans to visit the Vatican

May 5
Matthew Lee

Israel’s envoy to Christians says Christian presence in Middle East must be preserved

May 5
Elise Ann Allen

A minibus drives past an empty checkpoint where a mannequin dressed as a soldier stands in downtown Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Sudan’s Forgotten War: A Church leader cries out for peace

May 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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