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New laws in two Indian states threaten religious liberty

Mar 23
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A man holds a sign reading in Arabic "No to dividing Damascus neighborhoods along sectarian lines" in a demonstration against new restrictions limiting alcohol sales mainly to Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, Syria, on March 22, 2026. (Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Syrian authorities’ new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlash

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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz holds a press conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.)

Church celebrates educational reform in Bolivia after years of being silenced

Mar 23
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Conductor Harry Christopher, center, with tenor Matthew McKinney, left, soprano Elizabeth Watts, second from left, and The Sixteen present Angels Unawares byJames MacMillan in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

A rare look inside the Sistine Chapel for a private concert about angel encounters

Mar 23
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Pope Leo XIV at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on March 11, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Footnotes and tea leaves: Pope Leo and Amoris Laetitia

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran

Mar 21
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Pope calls for peace, says Christians ‘cannot remain silent’ before war

Mar 22
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The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Rahmat Gul/AP.)

Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations

Mar 21
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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, 2025
David Biller,
Sylvia Stellacci, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’

Jul 7, 2025
Dario Artale,
Sylvia Stellacci, Associated Press