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With the Capitol in the background, Bhikkhu Pannakara, center, leads his fellow Buddhist monks near the Peace Monument on Capitol Hill, during the Walk for Peace, in Washington, Wednesday, Feb., 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Buddhist monks walk to the US Capitol on the final day of their 15-week journey from Texas

1:35 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A group of Buddhist monks completes a 108-day Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington, bringing its message to the nation’s capital

Bernini and the pope who promoted him celebrated as Vatican marks 400 years of St. Peter's Basilica

10:01 AM on Wednesday, February 11

A new exhibition in Rome is celebrating one of the most important patron-artist relationships in European history

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)

Drone strike on a mosque kills 2 children in Sudan's Kordofan region

9:35 AM on Wednesday, February 11

A drone strike at a mosque has killed two children and injured 13 others in Sudan’s Kordofan region

Demonstrators rally at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, to protest the visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia seeks charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed an Australian aid worker

2:26 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he told visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Australia is seeking criminal charges over a 2024 airstrike in Gaza

Buddhist monks walk near the Peace Monument on Capitol Hill, during the Walk For Peace, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Photos of monks and rescue dog as they finish cross-country peace walk in Washington, DC

7:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Believers attend an Orthodox service for the “sanctification of honey,” at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Church in the town of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Feb.10, 2026, marking the feast day of St. Haralambos, the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St. Haralambos Day

11:22 AM on Tuesday, February 10

In Bulgaria, priests blessed jars of honey during a religious festival honoring St. Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers

Palestinians mourn over the flag-draped body of a Hamas militant Ibrahim Al-Za'anin, killed in an Israeli army strike, during his funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

9:03 AM on Tuesday, February 10

Two Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire

Why Christian clergy see risk as part of their moral calling

8:22 AM on Tuesday, February 10

Christian rapper and influencer Lecrae Devaughn Moore photographed in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

New Christian artists push genre boundaries with rap, Afrobeats and R&B

7:04 AM on Tuesday, February 10

A new wave of Christian artists from various backgrounds is drawing young audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B

Buddhist monks who are participating in a Walk For Peace walk through a neighborhood on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Buddhist monks' 15-week walk for peace ends in Washington, DC

12:07 AM on Tuesday, February 10

A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country

The “Cross of Athletes” is seen during a Mass at the Basilica of San Babila, known as the Church of Athletes during the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2026. The cross travels to Olympic host cities as a symbol of faith, unity, and the values of sport. (AP Photo/María Teresa Hernandez)

Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan

12:04 AM on Tuesday, February 10

The Cross of the Athletes has arrived in Milan for the Winter Games, symbolizing unity through sport

In this photo made from video and provided by the New Zealand Court of Appeal, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Brenton Tarrant appears before the court by video from Auckland Prison in Auckland. (New Zealand Court of Appeal via AP)

New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court

9:27 PM on Monday, February 9

Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be described as a terrorist and always intended to admit to his crimes, his former lawyer says

Gaza's civil defense teams work to recover the remains of members of the Abu Nada family, who remain buried beneath the rubble of their four-story house after it was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023, in Gaza City, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli strikes kill 3 people in Gaza, hospital says

3:38 PM on Monday, February 9

Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived

FILE - This Oct. 26, 1966 file photo shows Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in his office at the Propagation of Faith in New York. (AP Photo/Eddie Adams, file)

Vatican again OKs Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed at last minute

10:23 AM on Monday, February 9

The Vatican has approved the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a popular U.S. radio and TV preacher

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how faith and politics reshaped a generation

8:32 AM on Monday, February 9

Shiite muslims hold a placard during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, against Friday's suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks

7:36 AM on Monday, February 9

Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001

Israel's President Isaac Herzog, center left, and his wife Michal Herzog, center right, arrive at Bondi Beach for a memorial of the Dec. 2025 shooting victims, in Sydney, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Israel's president visits Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre site and meets victims' families

12:29 AM on Monday, February 9

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has started a state visit to Australia, aiming to console grieving Jews and improve bilateral relations

New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to discard his guilty pleas, saying prison made him irrational

8:19 PM on Sunday, February 8

Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, is asking an appeals court to discard his guilty pleas

A Palestinian woman asks Israeli soldiers for access to her home during an army raid in the West Bank city of Hebron Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel's security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank

3:55 PM on Sunday, February 8

Israel's security cabinet has approved measures to strengthen control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the powers of the Palestinian Authority

800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

8:28 AM on Monday, February 2

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