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Pope Francis holds a private meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla of England at the Vatican on April 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Catholic bishops call on people to avoid polarization in Ecuador ahead of elections

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The Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines holds a thanksgiving Mass for families of Duterte drug war victims at the Minor Basilica of San Pedro Bautista in Quezon City, Philippines, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: Franciscan Communications.)

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Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.)

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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines at Clark Airbase in the north of the country on June 28, 2017. (Credit: Bullit Marquez/AP.)

Filipinos begin ‘obligatory prayer’ for healing after Duterte arrest

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Protestors hold an illustration of former president Rodrigo Duterte behind bars as they call for justice to victims of the war on drugs during his administration in Quezon city, Philippines, on March 14, 2025. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after Duterte arrest

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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with his lawyer Salvador Medialdea seated left, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Credit: Peter Dejong/Pool via AP.)

Filipinos stage prayer rally for arrested Duterte: ‘Bring him home!’

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Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers for the former populist president in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Credit: Vernon Yuen/AP.)

Filipino Catholic leaders hail Duterte arrest as step toward justice

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Luisa González, a leading candidate for the presidency in Ecuador, is in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 10, 2025. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

Catholic bishops call on people to avoid polarization in Ecuador ahead of elections

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Pope Francis holds a private meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla of England at the Vatican on April 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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