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Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an ‘epochal figure,’ dies at 93

Pope Leo XIV meets with author Gareth Gore in the Vatican on March 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope highlights plight of vulnerable adults in abuse and meets with top Opus Dei critic

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Cardinal Angelo Becciu presides over an eucharistic liturgy at the St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Feb. 9, 2017. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal

Mar 18
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A view of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon; Iran hits near Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Mar 17
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Pope, Palestine president discuss ‘alarming’ situation in Middle East

Mar 16
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Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church at the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sep. 30, 2016. (Credit: Ivan Sekretarev/AP.)

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an ‘epochal figure,’ dies at 93

Mar 18
Associated Press

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Credit: John Bazemore/AP.)

Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments

Mar 18
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Israeli authorities hang Israeli and U.S. flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Credit: Oded Balilty/AP.)

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The Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.)

What to know about the embezzlement charges facing a former Chaldean Catholic bishop in California

Mar 11
Rebecca Boone

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Credit: John Bazemore/AP.)

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

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Catholic church asks to intervene in Idaho abortion lawsuit

Apr 13, 2022
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