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A new crucifix that was sent by Italy to replace the one that was defaced by Isreali troops in Lebanon. (Credit: Houssam Naddaf/via AP.)

Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon

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Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters as he leaves the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregoria Borgia/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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May 13
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Father Anthony Odiong, 57, arrested on 16 July 2024. (Credit: Waco Police.)

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Catholic archbishop calls for calm after three Baptist ministers killed in northeastern India

Dzukou valley near the Manipur-Nagaland border in India. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Catholic archbishop calls for calm after three Baptist ministers killed in northeastern India

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Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist SSPX

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Father Anthony Odiong, 57, arrested on 16 July 2024. (Credit: Waco Police.)

Premium article: Questions abound as sex crimes trial looms for priest in Texas

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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

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