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Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Laurent Cipriani/AP.)

Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 27
Samuel Petrequin

People enter the Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire basilica in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2026 . (Credit: Fred Scheiber/AP.)

Pope Leo will head to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 24
Samuel Petrequin

Belgian bishops propose prayer for gay couples, not marriage

Sep 20, 2022
Nicole Winfield,
Samuel Petrequin

Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban

Jun 3, 2022
Samuel Petrequin

Belgium: Mixed-race women lose crime against humanity suit

Dec 10, 2021
Samuel Petrequin

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium seek reparation

Oct 14, 2021
Samuel Petrequin

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress

Jul 1, 2020
Samuel Petrequin

Mixed-race women sue Belgium for placement in Church-run facilities

Jun 26, 2020
Samuel Petrequin

More yellow vest protests despite Notre Dame fire

Apr 19, 2019
Samuel Petrequin

MTP Kit containing one mifepristone and four misoprostol plus a blister strip of 10 extra miso. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

‘Give the money to struggling mothers’: Bishop slams Spain’s pro-abortion campaign

Oct 2
Fionn Shiner

Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics

Oct 2
Nicole Winfield

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sep. 26, 2026. (Credit: Allison Sales/AP.)

Our Lady of Aparecida emerges as key issue in race for Brazil’s presidency

Oct 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Va. (Credit: Alex Wong/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Oct 2
Tiffany Stanley

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‘Give the money to struggling mothers’: Bishop slams Spain’s pro-abortion campaign

American actor Lou Ferrigno, left, attends Pope Leo XIV's weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Sep 30
Associated Press

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
Associated Press

The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.)

What to know about the viral claim about Brazil’s patron saint jolting a tight presidential race

Oct 1
Eléonore Hughes

Father Giacomo Costa, consultor of the General Secretariat of the Synod, from left, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and Orietta Rachele Grazioli, a professor of canon and comparative family law, attend a news conference presenting Pope Leo XIV's meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics

Oct 2
Nicole Winfield