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Last vestige of anti-Catholic laws in Britain ending not a sign of Church revival

Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street in London, England, on Sept. 1, 2026. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP.)

Last vestige of anti-Catholic laws in Britain ending not a sign of Church revival

Sep 13
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims and tourists at the Angelus on Sunday, 13 Sept. 2026 in the Vatican. (Image ©Vatican Media)

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

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Pope Leo XIV with religious and traditional leaders in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Bamenda, Cameroon, on 16 April 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media)

Heeding pope’s call, religious & traditional leaders map path to reconciliation in Cameroon

Sep 13
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A CRS aid worker delivers emergency assistance in Nepal. CRS is working with local partners and the US State Dept. (Image courtesy of US Embassy to Nepal)

Caritas Nepal receives support from CRS, US govt. to care for displaced in wake of disaster

Sep 13
Nirmala Carvalho

Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street in London, England, on Sept. 1, 2026. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP.)

Last vestige of anti-Catholic laws in Britain ending not a sign of Church revival

Sep 13
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims and tourists at the Angelus on Sunday, 13 Sept. 2026 in the Vatican. (Image ©Vatican Media)

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

Sep 13
Nicole Winfield

Catholics believe assisted reproduction bill can be defeated in Ecuador

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Pope Leo XIV with religious and traditional leaders in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Bamenda, Cameroon, on 16 April 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media)

Heeding pope’s call, religious & traditional leaders map path to reconciliation in Cameroon

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Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri becomes emotional during an interview with The Associated Press in Maryland, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 . (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump’s intervention

Jul 26
Didi Tang,
Associated Press

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri speaks during an interview at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Credit: Ng Han Guan/AP.)

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release; Catholic still in prison

Jul 6
Didi Tang,
Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Democratic advocate Jimmy Lai leaves Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: Vincent Yu/AP.)

Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor’s case, but freeing Catholic activist Jimmy Lai is ‘tough’

May 16
Kanis Leung,
Didi Tang

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at Zion Church in Beijing, Aug. 4, 2018. (Credit: Ng Han Guan/AP.)

Christian pastor’s daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China

Nov 22, 2025
Didi Tang,
Associated Press