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A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Church in Europe

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

by Nicole Winfield, AP, Francesca Primavilla and Associated Press February 19, 2026

The entrance to the "Ultra Visibilia" exhibition on St. Peter's Terrace is shown on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 400th anniversary

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 16, 2026

Journalists attend the press preview of the exhibition "Bernini and the Barberini" at Palazzo Barberini in Rome on Feb. 11, 2026, with the marble statues from The Four Seasons cycle by Pietro Bernini and his son Gian Lorenzo Bernini on display. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Bernini and the pope who promoted him celebrated as Vatican marks 400 years of St. Peter’s Basilica

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 12, 2026

This Oct. 26, 1966 file photo shows Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in his office at the Propagation of Faith in New York. (Credit: Eddie Adams/AP.)

Church in the US

Vatican again OKs Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed at last minute

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 9, 2026

Italy's Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP.)

Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 6, 2026

Pope Leo XIV presides Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the Cathoilic feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Pope Francis: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 3, 2026

Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Aug. 27, 2022. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ resumes after prosecutors suffer embarrassing setbacks on appeal

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 3, 2026

Tourists pay a fee to access the Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Credit: Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP.)

Church in Europe

Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow at celebrated water feature

by Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 3, 2026

A restored chapel with Angels depicted on a fresco to the memory of late Italy's King Umberto II is seen inside the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Church in Europe

Catholic Church and Italy investigate sacred and profane cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni

by Nicole Winfield, AP, Trisha Thomas and Associated Press February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Pope Leo XIV arrives to bless a mosaic of the Virgin Mary and a statue of St. Rose of Lima in the Vatican Gardens, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch

by Nicole Winfield, AP and Associated Press February 1, 2026

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