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Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

Father John Wauck blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (Credit: Alfredo Zuniga/AP.)

Nicaraguan regime forbids door-to-door pastoral visits in Diocese of León

Jan 27
Eduardo Campos Lima

Barham Salih, President of Iraq addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Credit: Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP.)

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Jan 27
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Associated Press

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

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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
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Irene Nabudeba, pregnant, mother of 5, waits for a consultation that used to be free at the Afia Himbi Hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 11, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

In divided central Africa, a cardinal presents ‘Family of God’ as path to peace

Jan 28
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Yankuba Touray, from Gambia, eats his breakfast in an abandoned school in Badalona, near Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

In surprise move, Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission

Jan 28
Renata Brito,
Associated Press

Barham Salih, President of Iraq addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Credit: Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP.)

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Jan 27
Trisha Thomas,
Associated Press

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A police vehicle in Davao City, the Philippines, on Dec. 17, 2025. (Credit: Manman Dejeto/AP.)

What to know about a Philippines region with militant history visited by Bondi Beach suspects

Dec 18, 2025
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Associated Press

Protestors walk in Manila, Philippines on Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Thousands of demonstrators including Catholic clergy protest in the Philippines

Nov 30, 2025
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Associated Press

Filipino and U.S. soldiers participate during a joint military drill called Salaknib at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on March 31, 2023. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Rebels halt decommissioning of forces after accusing Philippines of reneging on peace deal

Aug 1, 2025
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Associated Press

A Filipino trooper guards the entrance of the site where a bomb exploded in Marawi, southern Philippines on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023. A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed several people and wounded dozens of others Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said. (Credit: Froilan Gallardo/AP.)

Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

Dec 3, 2023
Jim Gomez

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (Credit: Audrey McAvoy/AP.)

Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year

Dec 2, 2023
Jim Gomez

7 killed as Philippine troops clash with Muslim rebels

Nov 10, 2022
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Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte’s legacy

Jun 29, 2022
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50 years apart: Philippine activist fights dictator then son

Feb 25, 2022
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More than 200 dead after typhoon slams Philippines

Dec 20, 2021
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