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Heavily armed police guard the streets in down town San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 27. El Salvador's congress has granted President Nayib Bukele request to declare a state of emergency, after a wave of gang-related killings. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Dany Díaz Mejía
When gang members were asked about what they must do to exit the gang, a little over half said they must join a church or follow God.
People gather outside Rome's Colosseum April 19, 2019, before Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church asked Pope Francis to scrap plans to have a Ukrainian woman and a Russian woman carry the cross together during the pope’s Way of the Cross service.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kevin Clarke
Two staff members and five others taking shelter at a Caritas office in Mariupol, Ukraine, were killed after the building was destroyed by tank fire.
Pope Francis greets Joe Donnelly, new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, during a meeting for the ambassador to present his letters of credential, at the Vatican April 11, 2022.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See officially began his duties April 11, presenting his letters of credential to Pope Francis.
Politics & SocietyNews
Renata Brito - Associated Press
A quiet monastery in the western Ukrainian village of Hoshiv has transformed itself into a giant playground for a dozen children who’ve been displaced by the war with their families.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last December that California will be “a sanctuary for people seeking abortions.” (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file photo)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Ken Johnson-Mondragón
It is galling that the word “sanctuary” is being claimed by states promising greater access to abortion. But we can create true sanctuaries for both vulnerable women and the human beings in their wombs.