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Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute

Spanish woman to undergo euthanasia after fierce legal battle with her father

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s visit to Monaco signals both a message, and a reminder

Mar 27
Elise Ann Allen

Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’

Mar 26
Tiffany Stanley

A member of Syria's Internal Security Forces sits on a vehicle parked outside a church in the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah, west of Hama, Syria, Saturday, March 28, 2026, following overnight violence. (Credit: Omar Albam/AP.)

Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute

Mar 28
Omar Albam,
Associated Press

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco welcome Pope Leo XIV on the tarmac of Monaco Heliport in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/Pool via AP.)

Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for good

Mar 28
Paolo Santalucia,
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Murder of Ecuadorian priest mystifies authorities

Mar 28
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pages from the Anthropic website are displayed in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

Mar 27
Matt O'Brien,
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a taping of FOX News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier at the Washington bureau of FOX News, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (Credit: Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP.)

Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide

Dec 13, 2025
John O'Connor,
Associated Press

Cardinal Blase Cupich in Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on April 23, 2025. (Credit: Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP.)

Chicago archbishop’s decision to honor U.S. senator stirs Catholic abortion debate

Sep 25, 2025
John O'Connor,
Holly Meyer, Associated Press

Bishop bans Communion for abortion-rights supporters

Jun 6, 2019
John O'Connor