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Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan, Italy on Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.)

Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit

Feb 9
María Teresa Hernández,
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No U.S. visit for Pope Leo XIV this year, Vatican says

Feb 8
Elise Ann Allen

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post

Feb 10
Christopher R. Altieri

Bishop Jorge Izaguirre laughs with Pope Leo during a lunch with Peruvian bishops Jan. 29, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Peru bishop expects papal visit, touts Leo’s vision of synodality

Feb 9
Elise Ann Allen

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Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

The “Cross of Athletes” is seen during a Mass at the Basilica of San Babila, known as the Church of Athletes during the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2026. The cross travels to Olympic host cities as a symbol of faith, unity, and the values of sport. (Credit: María Teresa Hernandez/AP.)

Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

Feb 10
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Padre Paco arrested in Argentina on Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: X post by lawmaker Eduardo Valdés.)

Priest arrested during pensioners protest in Argentina

Feb 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

Feb 10
Charles Collins

In the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV meets with pilgrims from the Parish of Santo Tomás de Villanueva (St. Thomas of Villanova) in Spain on Dec. 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV warns Madrid’s priests that faith can be instrumentalized or relegated amid political uncertainty

Feb 10
Fionn Shiner

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A painting inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome depicting a cherub, right, that bore a striking resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni shows signs of alteration after the face was removed, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP.)

An angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

Feb 5
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas,
Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press

New cardinals quarantine in pope’s hotel ahead of consistory

Nov 27, 2020
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas

Pope heads to Ireland amid new global outrage over sex abuse

Aug 25, 2018
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas