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Unidentified men convicted for their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings are escorted to a prison in Colombo, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

Sep 23
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara, left, leaves after an inspection of St. Anthony's Church, one of the sites of the Easter Day Explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings

Jul 31
Krishan Francis

Sri Lankan police officers secure the area of exploded St. Anthony’s Church on Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

Feb 25
Krishan Francis,
Associated Press

Sri Lankan court summons ex-president over 2019 church bombings

Sep 16, 2022
Krishan Francis

Protests demand Sri Lanka leader resign over economic crisis

Apr 1, 2022
Krishan Francis

Sri Lankan bishops urge political unity amid economic crisis

Mar 31, 2022
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka’s archbishop speaks out against activist’s arrest

Feb 15, 2022
Krishan Francis

Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility

Sep 1, 2021
Krishan Francis

Sri Lanka Catholic Church faults government’s bombing probe

Aug 13, 2021
Krishan Francis

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP.)

Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process

Oct 9
Nicole Winfield

A sculpture of an angel stands at a memorial for survivors and lives lost to suicide dedicated by the Archdiocese of Chicago at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Ill., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (Credit: Luis Andres Henao/AP.)

First suicide memorial by a US archdiocese signals a compassionate shift by the Catholic Church

Oct 9
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Pope Leo XIV in Paul VI Hall on Oct. 7, 2026.

Pope opens tenth anniversary conference on predecessor’s controversial exhortation

Oct 8
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

Archdiocese of St. Louis sues federal government

Oct 8
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Pope Leo XIV in Paul VI Hall on Oct. 7, 2026.

Pope opens tenth anniversary conference on predecessor’s controversial exhortation

Oct 8
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Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders arrives at the West Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP.)

Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men

Oct 7
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV praying at the tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Pope Leo is returning to Assisi, a month after the Vatican’s ‘Note’ on interreligious dialogue

Oct 7
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

Archdiocese of St. Louis sues federal government

Oct 8
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Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process