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Armenian cathedral demolished in disputed region
The Azerbaijani government demolished in early April an Armenian cathedral located in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to local media reports, stirring up a…
April 28, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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Belarus reportedly frees Polish Carmelite friar
April 28, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Brazil has a Catholic 'data center.' Why the US probably won't
April 27, 2026 • JD Flynn
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April 28, 2026 • JD Flynn
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April 28, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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German Church leaders defend blessing guidelines
April 27, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Swiss Catholics out of doghouse over Eucharistic desecration
April 27, 2026 • Michelle La Rosa
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April 27, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Bonus: Crazy or prophet?
April 24, 2026 • Kate Olivera
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Armenian cathedral demolished in disputed region
April 28, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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Belarus reportedly frees Polish Carmelite friar
April 28, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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German Church leaders defend blessing guidelines
April 27, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Swiss Catholics out of doghouse over Eucharistic desecration
April 27, 2026 • Michelle La Rosa
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Brazil has a Catholic 'data center.' Why the US probably won't
April 27, 2026 • JD Flynn
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Canon law and the Dubuque model
April 21, 2026 • Ed. Condon
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Pope Leo: Traditional Latin approach to traditional Latin Mass?
April 17, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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Papal rhetoric: ‘War,’ war, and Leo’s call for peace
April 16, 2026 • JD Flynn
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‘Mi diócesis son los pobres’ Monseñor Marín sobre sus planes como limosnero papal
April 15, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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‘My diocese is the poor’: Archbishop Marín on his plans as papal almoner
April 15, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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In first papal trip, Leo will encounter ‘the now-adult Church in Africa’
April 10, 2026 • Edgar Beltrán
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‘There’s nothing wrong with being countercultural’ — Archbishop Moth on renewing English Catholicism
April 9, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Is a Vatican office ‘investigating’ Benedict's resignation?
April 22, 2026 • The Pillar
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What was the Avignon Papacy?
April 10, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Who is Fr. Flanagan, the newest American Venerable?
March 23, 2026 • Michelle La Rosa
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What’s happening to England’s dioceses?
March 20, 2026 • Luke Coppen
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Thank God first, ‘gotta be the shoes’, and papal safety
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Motivation, a question of time, and shaking hands
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