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Number of Brazilians in informal unions exceeds married couples

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Cardinal Dominik Duka in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 10, 2010. (Credit: AP.)

Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

Nov 5
Karel Janicek,
Associated Press

Mourners walk on the ‘Votif’ Bridge, a 407m temporary floating bridge connecting the city to the cemetery on the island of San Michele, to pay respects to their dead on All Soul’s Day, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Credit: Luca Bruno/AP.)

Venice revives a quarter-mile floating bridge to island cemetery for All Souls’ Day mourners

Nov 4
Associated Press

People observe All Saints Day in Koczewo, Poland, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP.)

Catholics honor All Saints’ Day with family gatherings and cemetery visits across Poland

Nov 4
Associated Press

People celebrate Halloween in Paracuellos del Jarama, Spain, on Oct. 31, 2025. (Credit: Manu Pernandez/AP.)

Halloween and a declining Christian tradition coexist on All Saints’ Day in Spain

Nov 4
Teresa Medrano,
Alicia León, Associated Press

Rosalia arrives at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Nov. 16, 2023. (Credit: Vianney Le Caer/Invision via AP.)

Spanish archbishop sees hope in controversy about international star’s new album

Oct 31
Fionn Shiner

View of the Sagrada Familia basilica, which became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a section of its central tower was lifted into place, in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 30, 2025. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

Oct 31
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Oct 28
Elise Ann Allen

A view of the ancient Roman Colosseum, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

New Colosseum director sets the record straight on plans for sacred area

Oct 27
David Biller,
Sylvia Stellacci, Associated Press

The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, in Madrid. (Credit: Government of Spain via Wikimedia.)

Spanish health minister faces criminal complaint for downplaying adverse consequences of abortion

Oct 15
Fionn Shiner

Victims protest inaction from Portuguese bishops on financial compensation

Oct 6
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Cardinal Dominik Duka, former Prague archbishop, dies at 82

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