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Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute

Spanish woman to undergo euthanasia after fierce legal battle with her father

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Pro-life protesters stand outside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2021. Banner in Spanish reads: ‘Government of Death’. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

‘Barbaric’ – Spain’s bishops condemn the euthanasia of Noelia Castillo

Mar 26
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s visit to Monaco signals both a message, and a reminder

Mar 27
Elise Ann Allen

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’

Mar 26
Tiffany Stanley

A member of Syria's Internal Security Forces sits on a vehicle parked outside a church in the predominantly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah, west of Hama, Syria, Saturday, March 28, 2026, following overnight violence. (Credit: Omar Albam/AP.)

Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute

Mar 28
Omar Albam,
Associated Press

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco welcome Pope Leo XIV on the tarmac of Monaco Heliport in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/Pool via AP.)

Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for good

Mar 28
Paolo Santalucia,
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Murder of Ecuadorian priest mystifies authorities

Mar 28
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pages from the Anthropic website are displayed in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (Credit: Patrick Sison/AP.)

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk

Mar 27
Matt O'Brien,
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

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