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Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, speaks at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 26, 2012.

Pakistani prime minister candidate endorses blasphemy laws

Jul 10, 2018

A candidate for prime minister in Pakistan’s upcoming general election has defended the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, which have been... Read more

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The Holy Door of the Jubilee “represents Jesus, the door of salvation open to all,” Pope Francis noted.

PHOTOS: Pilgrims from all over the world pass through Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Biden signs defense bill that eliminates funding for underage transgender drugs

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025.

Jubilee USA partners with Caritas International in debt relief campaign for poor countries

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria.

We’re ‘finding creative methods to reach people,’ says bishop of 1-year-old Nigerian diocese

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and delivers an address from a window in the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 26, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis prays for persecuted Christians on feast of St. Stephen

Pope Francis walks through the Holy Door at Rome’s Rebibbia Prison Complex on the feast of St. Stephen, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

Special report: Inside the prison as Pope Francis opens the Jubilee Holy Door

Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California.

Diocese of Oakland funneled millions into fund to avoid abuse payout, filing claims

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, leans on his pastoral staff while listening to the proclamation of the Gospel during the Christmas Eve Mass at the Church of St. Catherine, the Latin section of the Basilica of the Nativity, on Dec. 24, 2024.

Patriarch of Jerusalem: Let us look to the future with hope, without hatred or violence

Three Kings.

When does Christmas actually end? Here are the different views

Pope Francis delivers the urbi et orbi address in St. Peter's Square, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.

Urbi et orbi: Pope Francis urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, peace in jubilee year

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