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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

Apr 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope calls Trump threat against Iran ‘unacceptable, immoral’, Trump relents for now

Apr 8
Elise Ann Allen

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

Children leave school in Dschang, Cameroon, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Robert Bociaga/AP.)

The Pope Effect: How a papal visit is sparking an infrastructure ‘miracle’ in Cameroon

Apr 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

Apr 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Children leave school in Dschang, Cameroon, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Robert Bociaga/AP.)

The Pope Effect: How a papal visit is sparking an infrastructure ‘miracle’ in Cameroon

Apr 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A Nigerian police officer stands guard during an event in Minna, Nigeria, on Dec. 22, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Attacks on 2 villages in northern Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead, residents say

Apr 9
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

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The flags circling the Washington Monument fly at half-staff in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, following the shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killers

Aug 29, 2025
Steve Karnowski,
Mark Vancleave, Associated Press

Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church’s school in response to a reported mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Credit: Mark Vancleave/AP.)

Minneapolis police: Shooting at Catholic school has left 2 children murdered, shooter also dead

Aug 27, 2025
Steve Karnowski,
Mark Vancleave, Associated Press