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Pope Leo XIV welcomes ceasefire in Iran as ‘sign of living hope’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war and urged negotiation and prayer to end the war in the …
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Eucharist stolen, faithful robbed during adoration in Mexico on Holy Saturday
In the early hours of the morning on Holy Saturday, several individuals in hoods charged into a Eucharistic adoration chapel in the Mexican Diocese of Tlaxcala, assaulting and robbing the …
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Churches packed in Nicaragua for Holy Week amid restrictions and police presence
Nicaragua’s churches were “filled with the faithful” during Holy Week 2026 despite continued governmental restrictions and persecution, according to Father Edwing Román, a Nicaraguan priest in exile in Florida. “Thousands …
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Threat against entire people of Iran ‘not acceptable,’ Pope Leo XIV says
Pope Leo XIV renewed his forceful appeal for an end to war and urged an embrace of dialogue, distinguishing himself as a singular global voice calling for restraint and moral …
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On Easter Monday, Pope Leo XIV remembers those ‘tormented’ by war: ‘The truth does not remain hidden’
On his first Easter Monday as pope, Leo XIV appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace under bright sunshine and clear skies to lead the Regina Caeli with thousands …
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Pope Leo XIV: Every vocation is a ‘path of beauty’
The Vatican has published Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be celebrated on April 26, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, or …
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U.S., Canadian seminarians prepare in Mexico to serve Hispanic community
In response to the growing Hispanic Catholic community in the United States and Canada, seminarians from both countries are being sent to study in Mexico at the Hispanic Seminary of …
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Government of Cuba announces release of more than 2,000 prisoners for Easter
The Cuban government on April 2 announced the release of 2,010 prisoners for Easter — the highest number in recent years — amid pressure from the administration of U.S. President …
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Quebec secularism law is ‘anti-religious ideology,’ bishops tell Canada Supreme Court
Canada’s bishops told the Supreme Court of Canada that Quebec’s secularism legislation Bill 21 “denies the divine” going well beyond provincial jurisdiction by imposing an anti-religious ideology on the province. …
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Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week
During Holy Week, the archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, and the second-in-command at the U.S. State Department, Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau, both expressed their concern for the persecution the Church …