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The Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Premium article: Thousands of diocesan documents stolen in Diocese of Las Cruces; head of Voice of the Laity allegedly involved

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A new crucifix that was sent by Italy to replace the one that was defaced by Isreali troops in Lebanon. (Credit: Houssam Naddaf/via AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters as he leaves the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregoria Borgia/AP.)

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Father Anthony Odiong, 57, arrested on 16 July 2024. (Credit: Waco Police.)

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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

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A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (Credit: Erin Hooley/AP.)

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

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