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Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions

Corpus Christi Catholic Church youth group members push a float with Jesus during a rehearsal for their Good Friday procession…

April 3, 2026

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

Conductor Harry Christopher, center, with tenor Matthew McKinney, left, soprano Elizabeth Watts, second from left, and The Sixtenn present Angels…

March 30, 2026

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

Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boy's Town, Neb., speaks into a microphone at Meiji Stadium in Tokyo on May…

March 30, 2026

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As religious tensions rise, synagogues and other houses of worship in Maine look to beef up security

Joe Moscinski places the final light in the outdoor menorah at Temple Shalom on Dec. 20, 2019 in Auburn, Maine.…

March 20, 2026

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Giant Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood with message of peace

Parishioners take part in an offering to a giant Baby Jesus in Mexico City on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Ginnette…

March 15, 2026

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Pope announces resignation of U.S. bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish

The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)cca Bishop…

March 14, 2026

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The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock for a new generation of temples

A general view of the Degemar Quarry near Tivoli, Italy, 35 kilometers east of Rome, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026,…

March 6, 2026

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Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians

Pilgrims leave after they honored the bones of St. Francis during the first public display inside the St. Francis Basilica,…

February 27, 2026

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Kosovo’s Catholics and Muslims mark Ash Wednesday and Ramadan in one week

Faithful attend Ash Wednesday Mass marking the start of the Catholic Lent inside the Mother Teresa Cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo,…

February 20, 2026

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Pope laments ‘ashes of international law’ left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

Pope Leo XIV, left, arrives, with bishops and cardinals in a penitential procession marking the start of the Catholic Lent,…

February 20, 2026

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Emerging artists making rap, Afrobeats and R&B music push Christian genre boundaries

Christian rapper and influencer Lecrae Devaughn Moore photographed in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Ben Gray/Associated Press)cca Often boosted…

February 13, 2026

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From southern India to Canada’s far north: New archbishop serves Indigenous Catholics

Rev. Susai Jesu, recently named archbishop of Keewatin-La Pas, gives an interview at the Sacred Heart Church of the First…

February 6, 2026

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Priest by day, DJ by night: Padre Guilherme’s rave in Beirut draws cheers and controversy

Portuguese Catholic priest and deejay Guilherme Peixoto, performs during a concert in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, after a…

January 17, 2026

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Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says

Pope Leo XIV meets faithfuls at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul XI Hall at the…

January 12, 2026

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The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul XI Hall at the Vatican on Wednesday, Jan. 7,…

January 12, 2026

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U.S. faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

Parishioners of Notre Dame d'Haiti process outside the Catholic church during a Lent that reenacted the biblical story of the…

January 4, 2026

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Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge

This image shows a still from the series “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.” (Fox Nation via AP)cca Hollywood, it seems,…

December 21, 2025

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Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers

Renee Noa Harris leads a sound bath at Temple Emanuel on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP…

December 14, 2025

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Pope in Lebanon asks for ‘divine gift of peace’ alongside country’s Christian and Muslim leaders

Pope Leo XIV, center, attends an ecumenical and interreligious meeting at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1,…

December 1, 2025

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Airport chapels stay on the radar of workers and travelers even as role of faith in public shifts

The Rev. Brian Daley speaks with two airline employees after they prayed at Our Lady of the Airways, a Catholic…

November 30, 2025

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Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

Holocaust survivors Walter Bingham, 101, center, George Shefi, 94, right, and Paul Alexander, 87, talk as they pose for a…

November 16, 2025

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Mamdani’s historic win as New York City’s mayor sparks excitement and hope among many US Muslims

Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Many are…

November 9, 2025

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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

The Sagrada Familia basilica, which became the world’s tallest church after a section of its central tower was lifted into…

November 2, 2025

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Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as gesture of reconciliation

Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwaci, the former Ermineskin Residential School, on Monday,…

October 26, 2025