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By ANITA SNOW - Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…

By ANITA SNOW - Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly donning a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…

By PETER SMITH - Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — As Pope Francis pays a historic visit to Canada, he is encountering a country that is less…

By SUSAN HAIGH and DAVID CRARY - Associated Press PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion,…

When Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous groups on Canadian soil this week, he will make another effort toward healing harms inflicted at church-run residential schools —…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — With the snow-covered Andes shining in the background, several dozen cowboys in woolen…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ruled against the state prison system on Thursday, saying its COVID-19 visitor policy that barred Catholic clergy from meeting with…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press THIRA, Greece (AP) — Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats are considering enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, possibly as part of a…

By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer Religious Americans are deeply divided in their views on abortion, and reactions from faith leaders ranged from…