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This image released by Netflix shows Josh O'Connor, left, and Daniel Craig in a scene from "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery."(Credit: John Wilson/Netflix via AP.)

The latest ‘Knives Out’ film takes place in the Court of the Gentiles

Dec 15
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Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo makes Vogue top 50 ‘best dressed’ list for 2025

Dec 16
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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Brussels on March 23, 2023. (Credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP.)

Spanish government clashes publicly with Church hierarchy

Dec 16
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An 82-foot fir tree from the Ultimo valley in South Tyrol, Italy, is lit up as Christmas tree together with a crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square

Dec 16
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Pope Leo makes Vogue top 50 ‘best dressed’ list for 2025

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo makes Vogue top 50 ‘best dressed’ list for 2025

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Workshop explores Mary as evangelizer, advocate for justice

Dec 16
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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Brussels on March 23, 2023. (Credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP.)

Spanish government clashes publicly with Church hierarchy

Dec 16
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An 82-foot fir tree from the Ultimo valley in South Tyrol, Italy, is lit up as Christmas tree together with a crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square

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People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting in North Kivu, May 24, 2022. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

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