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Three Italian priests killed by Nazis beatified in Bologna

Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV is congratulated by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, after his speech at the meeting At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity with, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, to attend an interreligious meeting at the Robert Schuman Convention Centre, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Sep 28
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Thibault Camus/AP.)

Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

Protestors block the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1 march in the first parade for almost 30 years in Portadown, Northern Ireland, on Sep. 27, 2026. (Credit: Peter Morrison/PA via AP.)

Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after contentious march given go-ahead

Sep 27
Pan Pylas

People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
Associated Press

Members of Ethiopian Federal police march band look on during celebrations for the Orthodox holiday of Meskel, an annual holiday celebrating the discovery of the True Cross in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Amanuel Sileshi/AP.)

Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday with pomp, despite recent fighting in Tigray

Sep 27
Samuel Getachew

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

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP.)

Pope urges protection of weakest at French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield

Leo XIV greets people lining the Place de la Concorde in Paris on Sunday, 26 Sept. 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield, John Petrequin, Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass

Sep 26
Nicole Winfield

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Three Italian priests killed by Nazis beatified in Bologna

Sep 28
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Sep 28
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