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

Mar 22
Elise Ann Allen

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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Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, conducts a service at St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP.)

Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Mar 22
Peter Smith

Boys Town students hold portraits of Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan outside St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27, 2012. (Credit: Nati Harnik/AP.)

Pope Leo moves Father Flanagan of Boys Town fame closer to possible sainthood

Mar 24
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A soldier inspects an area attacked in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

Mar 24
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Boys Town students hold portraits of Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan outside St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27, 2012. (Credit: Nati Harnik/AP.)

Pope Leo moves Father Flanagan of Boys Town fame closer to possible sainthood

Mar 24
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The Old City of Jerusalem in the Holy Land. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cardinal Pizzaballa says ongoing Middle East conflict stopping regular celebration of Holy Week in Jerusalem

Mar 23
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Bangladesh Bishops decline government stipend for Catholic clerics

Mar 23
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The Old City of Jerusalem in the Holy Land. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Cardinal Pizzaballa says ongoing Middle East conflict stopping regular celebration of Holy Week in Jerusalem

Mar 23
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The Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Effort to legalize assisted suicide rejected by parliament in Scotland

Mar 18
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In this image provided by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Feb. 16, 2026, shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s drill in the Persian Gulf on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Sepahnews via AP.)

Vatican office expresses ‘deep concern’ over stoppage at Straits of Hormuz

Mar 17
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Card. Radcliffe visits war-torn Ukraine, praises ‘great courage’ of people

Mar 15
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Pope Leo XIV at the Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square on March 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon

Mar 11
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UNIFIL peacekeepers meet civilians waiting to be evacuated in southern Lebanon, March 10, 2026. (Credit: United Nations.)

Christian families flee southern Lebanon due to attacks from Israel

Mar 11
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The shadow of the crucifix surmounting his pastoral staff falls across Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Catholic Lent, inside the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Profound sorrow’ for slain priest, all suffering in Middle East

Mar 10
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Biography explores fascinating life of ‘Father Brown’ actor, cinema great Kenneth More

Mar 10
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Arkansas Coach Lou Holtz after defeating Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 1978. (Credit: Phil Sandin/AP.)

Lou Holtz, Catholic college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

Mar 6
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