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A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV in Paul VI Hall on Oct. 7, 2026.

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Pope Leo XIV praying at the tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP.)

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Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP.)

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

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Pope Leo XIV praying at the tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Pope Leo is returning to Assisi, a month after the Vatican’s ‘Note’ on interreligious dialogue

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

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