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Cardinal denounces Trump administration’s ‘gamifying’ of Iran conflict

Mar 8
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Pope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with Trump

Mar 8
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Pope Leo XIV decries violence against women, appeals for respect of equal dignity

Mar 8
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Mar 8
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EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica

Restorer Domiziana Marchioro polishes the altar od St. Sebastian inside the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, Monday, March 9, 2026. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica

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The Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, best known as the home of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," sits in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

At the convent of Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper,’ Dominican friars still live, pray and welcome visitors

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Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (Credit: Paul Sakuma/AP.)

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

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Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, left, and from right, Father Paolo Stacchiotti and Cardinal Baldo Reina listen to Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (Credit: Paul Sakuma/AP.)

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

Mar 10
David Bauder,
Lou Kesten