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Palestinian vendors wait for clients in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 20, 2025
Jalal Bwaitel,
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

People walk in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. World-famous Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem have been put on hold due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP.)

Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas

Dec 18, 2023
Julia Frankel,
Jalal Bwaitel

Spanish Army soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, August 31, 2026. (Credit: Antonio Sempere/AP.)

Spanish bishop says Ceuta crisis is part of a ‘geopolitical game’

Aug 31
Fionn Shiner

Nigerian bishops decry ‘trail of terror’ after latest attacks

Aug 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

India’s bishops call for solidarity with neighbors as scope of Nepal-China disaster grows

Aug 30
Nirmala Carvalho

Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.)

Premium article: On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)

Aug 30
Charles Collins

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Spanish bishop says Ceuta crisis is part of a ‘geopolitical game’

Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.)

Premium article: On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)

Aug 30
Charles Collins

This undated photo provided by Vanderbilt University on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, shows Amy-Jill Levine, the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. (Credit: Daniel DuBois/Vanderbilt University via AP.)

A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by backlash

Aug 29
Peter Smith

Catholic leaders welcome new President of Bangladesh

Aug 30
Stephan Uttom Rozario

India’s bishops call for solidarity with neighbors as scope of Nepal-China disaster grows

Aug 30
Nirmala Carvalho