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Filipino Cardinal David: ‘We should not allow faith to sanctify destruction’

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People cry as they hold hold photos of their missed relatives as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POW exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP.)

Orthodox Easter truce falters as Ukraine says Russia continues drone strikes

Apr 12
Derek Gatopoulos,
Associated Press

The Spanish flag flies in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse

Apr 11
Fionn Shiner

Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 9, 2026. (Credit: Sputnik via AP.)

Russia’s Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

Apr 10
Associated Press

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Credit: Vahid Salemi/AP.)

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Pastors blessing Trump and asking God for war victory was shameful, says Spanish bishop

Apr 9
Fionn Shiner

A hooded penitent of the Nuestro Padre Jesus del Huerto y San Diego brotherhood participates in a Holy Week procession in Baena, southern Spain, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Women take pride in Holy Week roles after a Spanish Catholic brotherhood’s procession excluded them

Apr 4
Manu Fernandez,
Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

A monk tends to plants at the Monastery of St. Augustine and Seraphim of Sarov in the village of Trikorfo, about 236 kilometers (147 miles) northwest of Athens, Friday, March 20, 2026. (Credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP.)

Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook

Apr 2
Derek Gatopoulos,
Theodora Tongas, Associated Press

People gather outside a hospital where Noelia Castillo, a young Spanish woman, died after receiving euthanasia, in Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP.)

Trump administration orders investigation into Noelia Castillo’s euthanasia

Apr 2
Fionn Shiner

People gather outside a hospital where Noelia Castillo, a young Spanish woman, died after winning a long court fight for her right to euthanasia, in Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via AP.)

25-year-old Noelia Castillo dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight in Spain

Mar 31
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

From left, Luis Arguello, the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Angel Gabilondo, the Ombudsman and Felix Bolanos the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament after the signing of an agreement to provide redress to victims of time-barred abuse in Madrid, Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Credit: Alberto Ortega/Europa Press via AP.)

Spanish bishops and government sign deal for compensation of church sexual abuse victims

Mar 31
Suman Naishadham,
Associated Press

Spanish bishops offering top donors chance to meet pope

Mar 30
Fionn Shiner

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