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Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby meets with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the then-Papal Nuncio, and his team on January 22, 2026, in the Pentagon. (Credit: Pentagon.)

Vatican denies media spin of envoy meeting at the Pentagon

Apr 10
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A different sort of ‘Catholic Moment’ in US politics

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Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David leads the Easter Vigil at San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, April 4, 2026. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral.)

In open letter, Asian cardinal warns Americans of ‘moral failure’ over Iran war

Apr 10
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Praying for peace, pope decries repeated ‘violations of international law’

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Pope Leo XIV prays the Holy Rosary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Praying for peace, pope decries repeated ‘violations of international law’

Apr 11
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Pa Chrysantus Nfor in the Nkwen precinct of Bamenda, Cameroon. (Credit: Facebook.)

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

Apr 11
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Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

Apr 11
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Pope Leo XIV at his weekly General Audience in the Vatican on Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s Africa odyssey will showcase roots, growth and challenges

Apr 11
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A couple lay flowers at a tribute to shooting victims outside the Bondi Pavilion at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, a day after a shooting. (Credit: Mark Baker/AP.)

Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

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Australian Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban

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12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order

Jun 4, 2021
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86-year-old pedophile priest loses Australian court appeal

May 28, 2021
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Australian children supported by nun lose bid to block coal mine expansion

May 27, 2021
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Same-sex union blessings ban upsets gay Catholics in Oceania

Mar 16, 2021
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Australian media companies admit breaching Pell gag order

Feb 1, 2021
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Australian anti-graft agency dismisses Vatican speculation

Nov 11, 2020
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Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case

Nov 9, 2020
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