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Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby meets with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the then-Papal Nuncio, and his team on January 22, 2026, in the Pentagon. (Credit: Pentagon.)

Vatican denies media spin of envoy meeting at the Pentagon

Apr 10
Elise Ann Allen

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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

Apr 9
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Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

Apr 11
Charles Collins

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David leads the Easter Vigil at San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, April 4, 2026. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral.)

In open letter, Asian cardinal warns Americans of ‘moral failure’ over Iran war

Apr 10
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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Praying for peace, pope decries repeated ‘violations of international law’

Pope Leo XIV prays the Holy Rosary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Praying for peace, pope decries repeated ‘violations of international law’

Apr 11
Elise Ann Allen

Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.)

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

Apr 11
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

Apr 11
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV at his weekly General Audience in the Vatican on Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s Africa odyssey will showcase roots, growth and challenges

Apr 11
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