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Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

The Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP.)

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

Jan 28
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Associated Press

Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Credit: Joan Mateu Parra/AP.)

Spain authorities’ ‘confusion’ prevented priests from administering last rites to train crash victims

Jan 28
Fionn Shiner

Catholic bishops gather for a Mass ahead of their 131st plenary assembly, at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City, Philippines, January 20, 2026. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

Jan 29
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Sanija Ameti, Co-President In Operation Libero, poses for a portriat on Nov.2, 2021, at Proger in Bern. (Credit: Christian Beutler/Keystone via AP.)

Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

Jan 29
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Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

Jan 30
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

From left, Cardinals Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Stefen Brislin and Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio arrive at a press conference at the end of Pope Leo XIV’s first Extraordinary Consistory, a special formal assembly convening the College of Cardinals from around the world, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

From Apartheid resistance to building bridges: South African Church’s 75-Year journey

Jan 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

An artist prepares for Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Credit: Bruna Prado/AP.)

‘Christophobia’ bills seek to bar religious costumes in Brazil’s Carnival

Jan 30
Eduardo Campos Lima

Sanija Ameti, Co-President In Operation Libero, poses for a portriat on Nov.2, 2021, at Proger in Bern. (Credit: Christian Beutler/Keystone via AP.)

Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster

Jan 29
Associated Press

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