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Catholic groups give Bolsonaro poor marks on Brazil social programs

Oct 26, 2022
Lise Alves

Amazon Catholic leaders: Isolated Indigenous peoples must be protected

Sep 13, 2022
Barbara Fraser,
Lise Alves

Papal apology reinforces Brazilian church’s Indigenous work, leaders say

Jul 30, 2022
Lise Alves

Church in Brazil opens doors to shelter those who lost homes in mudslides

Feb 18, 2022
Lise Alves

Brazilians installed as catechists say recognition strengthens their work

Feb 7, 2022
Lise Alves

Catholic priest leads campaign against hostility toward poor in Brazil

Dec 14, 2021
Lise Alves

Archdiocesan shelter gives Brazilian women ‘the strength to go on’

Nov 15, 2021
Lise Alves

Religious accompany Brazil’s Indigenous as Supreme Court considers case

Sep 21, 2021
Lise Alves

Brazil sees rapid rise in land conflicts, Catholic agency reports

Jun 3, 2021
Lise Alves

A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia on Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Nasser Nasser/AP.)

UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections

Jul 24
Kim Tong-hyung,
Associated Press

Premium article: Why is another assisted suicide bill going through the UK parliament?

Jul 24
Fionn Shiner

Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: Sergei Grits/AP.)

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Jul 24
Kostya Manenkov

People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organized by the Trump administration as the U.S. continues to put pressure on the island's government, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Miami. (Credit: Lynne Sladky/AP.)

Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana

Jul 24
Andrea Rodriguez

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UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections

Premium article: In Rupnik case, the cost of secrecy is visible

Jul 23
Christopher R. Altieri

Premium article: Vatican denies rumors of Rupnik acquittal

Jul 22
Christopher R. Altieri

Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: Sergei Grits/AP.)

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Jul 24
Kostya Manenkov

The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines

Jul 24
Celine S. Rosario,
María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press