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Irish parliament votes to remove three-day waiting period for abortions

Church in Italy

Pope Leo XIV rides on his popemobile during his one-day pastoral visit in Acerra, Italy, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Credit: Salvatore Laporta/AP.)

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

May 23
Silvia Stellacci,
Associated Press

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

The sculpted bust inside the Basilica of Saint Agnes Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, which, in light of the new studies by Italian researcher Valentina Salerno, may be reattributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Claims of ‘rediscovered’ Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts

Mar 5
Nicole Winfield

Members of Coro Terzo Tempo gather inside the church of Sant’Antonio Abate before a concert in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics

Feb 24
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Pilgrims leave after they honored the bones of St. Francis during the first public display inside the St. Francis Basilica, marking the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death, in Assisi, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display

Feb 23
Gregorio Borgia,
Associated Press

Pilgrims leave after they honored the bones of St. Francis during the first public display inside the St. Francis Basilica, marking the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death, in Assisi, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians

Feb 23
Nicole Winfield,
Gregorio Borgia, Associated Press

Journalists record the remains of Francis of Assisi inside the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, on the eve of a public exposition beginning Feb. 22 to mark the 800th anniversary of his death in 1226. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi

Feb 22
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Premium article: Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Feb 21
Christopher R. Altieri

Sara Cainarca, a volunteer with the “La Via della Bellezza,” or “The Path of Beauty,” initiative, gestures toward a fresco in the church of San Giorgio al Palazzo, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan’s other stunning churches

Feb 21
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

The “Cross of Athletes” is seen during a Mass at the Basilica of San Babila, known as the Church of Athletes during the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2026. The cross travels to Olympic host cities as a symbol of faith, unity, and the values of sport. (Credit: María Teresa Hernandez/AP.)

Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

Feb 10
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

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