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A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, where 17th-century Baroque architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini selected travertine for the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The travertine quarries that built St. Peter’s Square are carving rock for Mormon temple

  • Feb 19
  • Nicole Winfield, 
    Francesca Primavilla, Associated Press
The Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland's most revered Catholic shrine, is seen at sunset in Czestochowa, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (Credit: Michal Dyjuk/AP.)

Polish bishop on trial over alleged delays in reporting claims of child abuse by priests

  • Feb 19
  • Claudia Ciobanu, 
    Associated Press

Spanish archbishop calls burqa ‘discrimination against women’ while urging respect of religious beliefs

  • Feb 18
  • Fionn Shiner
Children receive snowflake-shaped medals inspired by the 2026 Winter Olympics during an activity organized by a parish oratory connected to the Church of Santa Eufemia in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernandez/AP.)

During the Winter Games, some Milan churches are teaching Olympic values to thousands of kids

  • Feb 13
  • María Teresa Hernández, 
    Associated Press
Believers attend an Orthodox service for the “sanctification of honey” at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Credit: Valentina Petrova/AP.)

Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St. Haralambos Day

  • Feb 11
  • 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
In the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV meets with pilgrims from the Parish of Santo Tomás de Villanueva (St. Thomas of Villanova) in Spain on Dec. 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV warns Madrid’s priests that faith can be instrumentalized or relegated amid political uncertainty

  • Feb 10
  • Fionn Shiner
Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" in the Convent of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan, Italy on Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.)

Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit

  • Feb 9
  • María Teresa Hernández, 
    Associated Press
A painting inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome depicting a cherub, right, that bore a striking resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni shows signs of alteration after the face was removed, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP.)

An angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

  • Feb 5
  • Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, 
    Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press
Tourists pay a fee to access the Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Credit: Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP.)

Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow at celebrated water feature

  • Feb 3
  • Paolo Santalucia, 
    Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

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  • Feb 20
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  • Feb 20
  • Nicole Winfield, 
    Associated Press

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  • Feb 19
  • Nicole Winfield, 
    Associated Press

Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card

  • Feb 19
  • Giovanna Dell'Orto, 
    Associated Press