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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.)

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Jan 30
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Cardinal Stephen Brislin. (Credit: Archdiocese of Johannesburg.)

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

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Members of the National Palace General Security Unit in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

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Church concerned about mass deportations of Haitians from the US

Members of the National Palace General Security Unit in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

Church concerned about mass deportations of Haitians from the US

Jan 31
Eduardo Campos Lima

Cardinal Stephen Brislin. (Credit: Archdiocese of Johannesburg.)

South Africa Cardinal says Trump wrong about ‘white genocide’ in country

Jan 31
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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.)

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The flags circling the Washington Monument fly at half-staff in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, following the shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

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Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church’s school in response to a reported mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Credit: Mark Vancleave/AP.)

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