New York’s incoming archbishop will focus on evangelizing and reengagementFeb 6Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press
Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic messageFeb 6Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
An angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and stateFeb 5Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press
Islamic militants kill at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in Nigeria, lawmaker saysFeb 6Tunde Omolehin, Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow redDec 27, 2025Ope Adetayo, Tunde Omolehin, Associated Press
24 schoolgirls abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria have been rescued, president saysNov 26, 2025Tunde Omolehin, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
Nigeria’s president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirlsNov 20, 2025Tunde Omolehin, Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press
African theologians decry ‘troubling pattern’ of human rights abuses in UgandaFeb 7Ngala Killian Chimtom
Architect aims to rebuild a church and help restore a quake-hit Turkish city’s multicultural pastFeb 7Serra Yedikardes, Associated Press