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The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Church in Europe

Barham Salih, President of Iraq addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Credit: Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP.)

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Jan 27
Trisha Thomas,
Associated Press

Residential multistory buildings are seen in the dark during large-scale power outages following Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Dan Bashakov/AP.)

Pope Leo asks for prayers for Ukraine, as it faces freeze after Russia attacks

Jan 25
Derek Gatopoulos,
Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

Guardia Civil officers collect evidence next the wreckage of train cars involved in a collision in Adamuz, Spain, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Pope Leo joins Spanish Church in mourning victims of train crash

Jan 23
Fionn Shiner

The pinnacles of the Duomo cathedral are lit by the afternoon declining sun and backdropped by the new Business Center in Milan, northern Italy, Jan. 4, 2017. (Credit: Luca Bruno/AP.)

Milan’s Catholic archdiocese brings Olympic values into parish life

Jan 12
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Luis Arguello, centre and Jesus Diaz Sariego, President of Spain’s Conference of Religious Orders, left, take part in a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Credit: Paul White/AP.)

Bishops and government of Spain reach new agreement to compensate sex abuse victims

Jan 9
Fionn Shiner

People attend the Epiphany ceremony as a Greek Orthodox priest, center, throws a cross blessing the waters at Lake Marathon, near Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, where receding water levels reflect successive years of low rainfall across Greece. (Credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP.)

Greece’s Epiphany events marking Christ’s baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

Jan 7
Derek Gatopoulos,
Thanassis Stavrakis, Associated Press

People light candles near the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year’s celebrations. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.)

Survivors and others talk about fatal Swiss Alpine bar fire

Jan 5
Associated Press

The Spanish flag flies during a memorial for coronavirus (COVID-19) victims in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Cardinal says Pope Leo visiting Spain next year is likely

Dec 24, 2025
Fionn Shiner

A visitor takes a photo of Rome's Trevi Fountain on Dec. 19, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist fee

Dec 20, 2025
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Ancient Roman finds backing to the 2nd century BC are on display in the 'Colosseo' new subway station, designed as a museum to showcase the archaeological finds uncovered during its construction, in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Rome opens long-awaited Colosseum subway station, with displays of unearthed artifacts

Dec 17, 2025
David Biller,
Associated Press

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Category: Church in Europe | Crux

The first refugee to lead the UN refugee agency meets the pope

Jan 27
Trisha Thomas,
Associated Press

Funeral held in Rome for John L. Allen Jr., founding editor-in-chief of Crux

Jan 27
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

Nicaraguan regime forbids door-to-door pastoral visits in Diocese of León

Jan 27
Eduardo Campos Lima