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Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP.)

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

Jan 28
Danica Kirka,
Associated Press

Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Credit: Joan Mateu Parra/AP.)

Spain authorities’ ‘confusion’ prevented priests from administering last rites to train crash victims

Jan 28
Fionn Shiner

Catholic bishops gather for a Mass ahead of their 131st plenary assembly, at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City, Philippines, January 20, 2026. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

Jan 29
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Sanija Ameti, Co-President In Operation Libero, poses for a portriat on Nov.2, 2021, at Proger in Bern. (Credit: Christian Beutler/Keystone via AP.)

Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

Jan 29
Associated Press

Sanija Ameti, Co-President In Operation Libero, poses for a portriat on Nov.2, 2021, at Proger in Bern. (Credit: Christian Beutler/Keystone via AP.)

Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

Jan 29
Associated Press

Catholic bishops gather for a Mass ahead of their 131st plenary assembly, at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City, Philippines, January 20, 2026. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

Jan 29
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP.)

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

Jan 28
Danica Kirka,
Associated Press

Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Credit: Joan Mateu Parra/AP.)

Spain authorities’ ‘confusion’ prevented priests from administering last rites to train crash victims

Jan 28
Fionn Shiner

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