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‘Do not give up’: Americans help Afghans in new homeland

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Jamie Stengle,
Julie Watson

Sister Leticia "Letty" Ugboaja at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez/AP.)

Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

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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

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Mosaic by Father Marko Rupnik inside of Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Pope renews appeals for Mideast peace

Jul 26
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Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: Sergei Grits/AP.)

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Jul 24
Kostya Manenkov

Mosaic by Father Marko Rupnik inside of Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: The Vatican still hasn’t learned how to deal with abuse allegations

Jul 26
Charles Collins

The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines

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