Vatican returns 62 items taken from Indigenous communities in Canada
Pope Leo gifts the objects to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops after meeting their representatives.

Pope Leo gifts the objects to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops after meeting their representatives.

![A Palestinian man handles a burned Koran in a mosque, following an attack that local Palestinians said was carried out by Israeli settlers in Deir Istiya village, near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Nov. 13, 2025. [Ali Sawafta/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1763067472.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








Video shows earthquake damage to Afghanistan’s shrine of Mazar-i-Sharif, also known as The Blue Mosque.
Authorities pledge disciplinary action, saying the privately-run temple had not secured official approvals.
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Villagers in Gummatapura, southern India, hurl cow dung at each other for the Gorehabba festival.
From colonial conquest to cover-ups, the Church’s power in Africa was built on empire, silence and denial.
If bill is signed into law, Portugal would join several European countries which already have full or partial bans.

Muslims are protesting across India against arrests, raids and home demolitions over the phrase ‘I love Muhammad’.
More than 2,500 people have been charged as an initial crackdown on the expression has spawned broader protests.
Nigeria is suffering complex security crises, but Republicans in US are eager to paint them as purely religious.