Pope Leo XIV

How three popes redrew the map of Catholic outreach

A look at the foreign travels of Pope Leo XIV's three predecessors

Zelensky’s top aid resigns after anti-corruption raids

Yermak steps down after investigators search his residence as corruption probe widens

Yermak has been Ukraine's lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia and the United States.

3 viral nuns can stay in Alpine convent, but no Tiktok

Nuns in their 80s made a daring escape from a care home back to beloved convent

Sisters Bernadette (88), Regina (86), and Rita (82) are the last holdouts at Kloster Goldenstein, a picturesque convent just outside Salzburg, Austria.

ICC denies Duterte's 'interim release' appeal: Update

Court cites risk of flight, potential to evade trial, resistance to arrest, among others

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appears in a video-conference as he skipped an in-person attendance during the initial hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC). File photo.

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price

Measure part of decade-long plan for renovation and expansion of the museum

Tourists queue to enter the Louvre museum next to the Louvre pyramid designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, in Paris, on November 3, 2025.

Pope in Iznik: How is visit linked to the Nicene Creed?

Visit highlights enduring power of the creed that continues to shape Christian identity

Pope Leo XIV meets the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.

Putin to visit India on December 4-5: Kremlin

Leaders will sign trade deals, 'discuss all aspects' of Russian-Indian ties

Talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin will also touch on regional and international issues.

Attacker of John Paul II removed from Turkish town

Mehmet Ali Agca fired several shots at Pope John Paul II in the in 1981

In a December 1983 file photo provided by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II meets Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca's prison cell in Rome.

Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land

Ukraine offensive to end if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own: Putin

Putin says Russia wants to see Ukraine conflict end

2 break out of jail in old-fashioned bed sheets escape

Prison break comes less than 2 weeks after another escape in the city of Rennes

Around 100 police officers were on their trail, the prosecutor's office said.

Steep fall in UK net migration figures

Downward trend comes as Starmer government is under pressure from hard-right on the issue

In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on November 25, 2025, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, makes a statement to MPs on the G20 and Ukraine, in the House of Commons.

Chaos on flight after passenger opens emergency exit

Passenger claimed he saw a weapon, but police found none on board

The 32-year-old faces multiple charges after opening an emergency exit. [Illustrative image]

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