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Wreckage at the scene of a road accident in Kenya where pilgrims traveling to the Subukia shrine were killed

Fifteen pilgrims die in Kenya road crash on the way to Subukia shrine

Laura Claveria|October 6, 2026

A father walking away from two young children on a dirt road in Kenya

Kenyan bishop tells absent fathers to support their children and pay school fees

Joseph Garcia|October 6, 2026

A devotional image of St. Teresa of Avila shown ill and resting, her head supported

St. Teresa of Avila's writings describe how she faced years of illness

Laura Claveria|October 6, 2026

Exterior of a Jesuit community building

Jesuits expel Francesc Peris from the priesthood over abuse of minors

Luke Alonso|October 5, 2026

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller holding a rosary

Cardinal Müller calls for a return to the daily rosary

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 5, 2026

A document on marriage nullity cases at the Vatican

Church tribunals declared marriages null in 80 percent of first-instance cases in 2024

Luke Alonso|October 5, 2026

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, former archbishop of Quebec, in clerical dress

Quebec court clears Cardinal Ouellet of sexual abuse allegations

Luke Alonso|October 5, 2026

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in clerical dress

Cardinal Fernández says his dicastery will publish a text on handing on the faith in October

Almudena Rodrigo|October 1, 2026

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi during his trip to Moscow

Cardinal Zuppi ends third Moscow mission as Pope Leo XIV's envoy

Laura Claveria|October 1, 2026

Taylor Swift performing on stage at a concert

Taylor Swift songs performed at German Catholic church, drawing criticism

Jane Morales|October 1, 2026

Seven Spanish missionaries gathered together in Lome, Togo, during filming of the Domund 2026 campaign video

Seven Spanish missionaries in Togo feature in the Domund 2026 campaign video

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 30, 2026

The United Nations General Assembly hall during a session

Vatican envoy tells UN that all forms of racism are morally unacceptable

Jane Morales|September 30, 2026

Bishop Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap., who serves in Papua New Guinea

Bishop Lippert declares a Year of Reverence in his Papua New Guinea diocese

Almudena Rodrigo|September 30, 2026

Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaking during the conference in Rome

Cardinal Koch calls on Christians to overcome their divisions to build peace

Almudena Buenadicha|September 29, 2026

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the pope's special envoy for humanitarian affairs

Cardinal Zuppi begins three-day mission in Russia as papal envoy

Luke Alonso|September 28, 2026

Promotional artwork for the Domund centenary song "Envíame a mí"

Pontifical Mission Societies release Domund centenary song with writers of papal hymn

Jane Morales|September 25, 2026

Portrait of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in clerical dress

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen beatified in St. Louis before 45,000 pilgrims

Jane Morales|September 25, 2026

Ángel Becerril, missionary priest of the Instituto Español de Misiones Extranjeras

New book collects missionary priest Ángel Becerril's years in Zimbabwe and Thailand

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 24, 2026

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher speaking at the book presentation at the Polish embassy to the Holy See

Archbishop Gallagher calls on Europe to forgive and ask forgiveness

Joseph Garcia|September 23, 2026

John Cavadini, American theologian and professor at the University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame theologian John Cavadini to receive the 2026 Ratzinger Prize

Joseph Garcia|September 23, 2026