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A visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi was not expected to result in big news from Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, but it did present some interesting titbits of what we can expect from the new leader of the Catholic Church.

A peace plan for Gaza created by U.S. President Donald Trump that has been approved by the Security Council does not change anything on the ground, according to Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Texas is undertaking the nation’s largest attempt to hang the Ten Commandments in public schools, and in the rush to navigate the Republican-led mandate that took effect in September, the rollout has forced some districts to confront hard choices.

Christians in Bangladesh are alarmed after crude bomb blasts hit at least three institutions in the capital Dhaka.

The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg opened Thursday, nearly a year after it was the scene of a horrific car-ramming attack that left six people dead.