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On the surprising sanity of Bill Gates on climate change…..
I didn’t see this coming. I could hardly believe the news article that came across my desk the other day: none other than Bill Gates was urging climate advocates to …
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Pope Leo XIV Calls Lebanon to Tenacity, Hope and Reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Nov. 30, 2025. ‘Blessed Are the Peacemakers,’ the Pope said on Sunday, reminding Lebanon that peace is not …
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Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Lebanon, Bringing a Message of Peace to a Nation Scarred by War
The official logo of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Lebanon, which began Nov. 30, 2025. Historically a crossroads between Christianity and Islam, Lebanon remains a mosaic of communities bound …
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Pope Leo Says Erdogan Talks Focused on Gaza and Ukraine, Sees Turkish Role in Peace Efforts
Elias TurkPope Leo XIV talks to reporters during his flight to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025. Leo spoke with journalists on his flight from Turkey to Lebanon.
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Pope Leo lands in wounded Lebanon, urging leaders to rise above factionalism
Addressing some 400 government officials at his first public engagement in Beirut, the pope said Lebanon needs “authorities and institutions that recognize the common good as superior to the particular.”
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Pope says Israel does not accept ‘only solution’ to Gaza conflict in surprise press conference
The Vatican continues to advocate for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine and, despite resistance, will continue to seek mediation between Israel and Palestine, Pope Leo XIV said in …
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Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on November 30, 2025. / Screenshot: Vatican Media Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Pope Leo …
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Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts
Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters during his flight to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025. | Credit: Elias Turk/EWTN News Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 10:15 am Pope Leo …
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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war
The official logo of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Lebanon, which began Nov. 30, 2025. | Credit: Holy See Press Office Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 08:32 am …
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PHOTOS: Tickhill Psalter’s Jesse Tree shines in Morgan Library’s Advent exhibit
Death of Uriah; David in Penance, from the Morgan’s famed Farnese Hours, demonstrates the enduring appeal of the penitential Psalms of David as seen in this early Renaissance book of …