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Father Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. was supposed to be the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the central Philippines. (Credit: Diocese of Tagbilaran.)

Filipino priest backs out of ordination as bishop, cites ‘human limitations’

May 6
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Premium article: Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

May 6
Charles Collins

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in India. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Four Catholics arrested after Hindu activists disrupt Mass in India

May 6
Nirmala Carvalho

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the West Wing of White House in Washington, Thursday April 23, 2026. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Secretary of State Rubio, a Catholic, plans to visit the Vatican

May 5
Matthew Lee

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Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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May 7
Andrew Medichini

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a damaged building for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

May 7
Bassem Mroue

Pope Leo XIV arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Cameroon's President Paul Biya during the meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

Apr 16
Nalova Akua,
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, with the Archbishop of Bamenda Andrew Nkea Fuanya, left, leads a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the Earth during his visit to Cameroon

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Nalova Akua, Associated Press

People cheer as Pope Leo XIV arrives in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

Pope arrives in epicenter of Cameroon’s separatist conflict to preach message of peace

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Nalova Akua, Associated Press

Bishop John Berinyuy Tatah, auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, poses for a portrait in Bamenda, Cameroon, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict

Apr 15
Nalova Akua,
Associated Press