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Pope Leo XIV renews call for cease-fire in Mideast conflict

Church in Europe

Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, conducts a service at St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP.)

Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Mar 22
Peter Smith

Porte Guillaume in Dijon, France. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

French court upholds banning of religious symbols in municipal council

Mar 21
Fionn Shiner

A view of the frescoed vaults of the cloister of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

A hidden cloister in the center of Rome has a turbulent past etched on its walls

Mar 20
Trisha Thomas

Iceland’s parliament representatives hold a session at the Althingi in Reykjavik, Jan. 8, 2010. (Credit: Brynjar Gauti/AP.)

Icelandic police inspect priest’s comments on homosexuality

Mar 19
Fionn Shiner

Catholic priests stand together celebrating Mass. (Credit: Amazing Parish.)

Houston summit aims to help priests build parishes for 21st century

Mar 19
Charles Collins

People walk in the new outdoor space created with travertine marble around the Colosseum during it’s inauguration in Rome, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Rome’s Colosseum gets a fresh look that recreates the footprints of long-gone columns

Mar 19
Trisha Thomas

Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church at the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sep. 30, 2016. (Credit: Ivan Sekretarev/AP.)

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an ‘epochal figure,’ dies at 93

Mar 18
Associated Press

Spanish King Felipe attends commemorations marking the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of Spain’s King Felipe VI at Royal Palace in Madrid, June 19, 2024. (Credit: Juan Medina/Pool Photo via AP.)

Spain’s king acknowledges that the Spanish conquest of the Americas included ‘abuse’

Mar 17
Suman Naishadham

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, offers a pair of hundred dollar bills to attendees during a keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference, April 7, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Credit: Rebecca Blackwell/AP.)

Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away

Mar 13
Nicole Winfield

A friar walks in front of the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) mausoleum on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 13, 2019. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

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Contract giving millions to redefine controversial Spanish memorial site emerges amid fierce legal battles

Mar 13
Fionn Shiner

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Pope Leo XIV renews call for cease-fire in Mideast conflict

Mar 25
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Catholic Church notes problems caused by polygamy in Africa

Mar 25
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As Lent continues, a first-of-its-kind national study finds that most Catholics would consider going to Confession

Mar 25
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US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

Mar 24
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