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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

Sep 13
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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
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Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Bishops' Conference secretary, presents on the conference's new mission directive on Nov. 13. The new mission directive, which was overwhelmingly approved, prioritizes evangelizing the disaffiliated, unaffiliated, and young people. (Credit: USCCB Public Affairs.)

Archbishop asks for peace in a ‘fractured and divided world’ on 25th anniversary of 9/11

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Pope renews appeal for peace in Ukraine as US envoys arrive in Kyiv

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Canadian cardinal wins defamation lawsuit over sexual abuse allegations

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Record-high number of assisted suicides in California

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Vatican’s ‘Foreign Minister’ tells Moscow to end the war in Ukraine

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A van displaying a sign passes Big Ben as demonstrators both for and against assisted dying hold banners outside Parliament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025, as British lawmakers are set to vote Friday on whether to back a Bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. (Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP.)

Assisted suicide is a threat to the disabled, says British bishop

Aug 25
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Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Credit: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP.)

Ukraine’s 35th independence anniversary marked under sign of war with Russia

Aug 24
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Vatican’s ‘Foreign Minister’ in Russia for talks

Aug 24
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Pope prays for victims of mining disaster in CAR

Aug 23
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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

Sep 13
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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
Ngala Killian Chimtom