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Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs of Riga, Latvia (left), speaking during a Catholic conference in Warsaw in May 2022 on the natural law legacy of John Paul II (right.)

How Latvia’s Christian churches use JPII’s natural law teaching to defend life and family

Jun 9, 2022

By Kelsey Wicks

The archbishop of Riga, Latvia, spoke about the critical need for ecumenical cooperation. Read more

Archbishop Zbigņev Stankevičs of Riga visits Ukrainian refugees at the Registration Center for Ukrainians in Riga, Latvia, March 25, 2022.

Riga archbishop visits Ukrainian child refugees

Mar 25, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop Zbigņev Stankevičs visited with Ukrainian refugee children in Latvia on Friday, welcoming them to the country as an exhibit... Read more

Pope Francis meets Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs at the Vatican, March 14, 2022.

Latvia’s foreign minister: The Church must keep its moral compass

Mar 16, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Pope Francis on March 14. Read more

Pope Francis speaks in St. James Catholic Cathedral in Riga, Latvia Sept. 24, 2018.

Pope Francis in Latvia: Don't let Christianity become an artifact

Sep 24, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

During an ecumenical prayer service in Latvia Monday, Pope Francis warned Christians to not let the faith turn into another... Read more

The Cathedral Basilica of Ss Stanislaus and Ladislaus in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Pope's Baltics visit to honor those who sacrificed for freedom

Sep 21, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Ahead of his visit to the Baltic states Sept. 22-25, Pope Francis praised liberty and said his trip would honor... Read more

Is a papal trip to the Baltic countries on the horizon?

Jan 29, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A recent trip to Lithuania, taken by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s “minister for foreign affairs”, has raised expectations... Read more

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Bassem Giacaman in his shop in Bethlehem in December 2024. The artisans in Bethlehem are almost all Christians. They primarily work with olive wood. Most of the businesses in Bethlehem are family businesses.

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Pope Francis addresses cardinals and senior Vatican officials during his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia, Dec. 21, 2024.

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Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people, including a Catholic priest, were charged by the country's Federal Police on Nov. 21, 2024, on suspicion of the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

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Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg in Germany.

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The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

A visual tour of the Holy Doors Pope Francis will open for the 2025 Jubilee

Exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez speaks at a Mass in Seville, Spain, on Dec. 19, 2024.

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Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022.

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French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a press conference after winning with The Atelier Simon-Marq, the selection to create new stained-glass windows in six chapels of the south aisle of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Dec. 18, 2024.

Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed

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