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Palestinian president, Pope Leo speak about ‘alarming’ situation in Middle East (CWN)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone on March 16.
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Vatican newspaper op-ed condemns killing of Palestinian children in West Bank (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
Charging that Israeli soldiers and police act with “near-total impunity” in the West Bank, a staff journalist at the Vatican newspaper condemned the killing of a family of four, including …
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War, exodus and hunger: Lebanon’s Catholics face a new wave of fear and exhaustion
For Lebanon’s Catholic communities — many of them concentrated in towns near the Israeli border — the renewed violence has revived fears that echo earlier conflicts in the country’s long …
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10 key questions Congress must ask about the Iran war
The Trump administration has opened Pandora’s box by this war of choice.
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The Leo Chronicles: March Madness
The Leo Chronicles: The pope is not watching basketball, unfortunately.
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Holding on to the light: Lessons from a friendship on death row
“As I mourn the loss of my friend, I find myself returning to Pyth’s final counsel: not to let anger take hold and not to let my heart harden.” Susan …
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Let us not be blind to others’ suffering, Pope Leo preaches on Laetare Sunday (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated evening Mass on Laetare Sunday in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ponte Mammolo (video) as he concluded a series of five weekly …
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Program announced for Pontiff’s African apostolic journey (Dicastery for Communication)
The Vatican on March 16 announced the program of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to four African nations. The journey begins the day after the Octave of Easter (Divine …
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Continue to manifest the love of the Sacred Heart, Pope tells Roman parish (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV concluded his series of five weekly pastoral visits to parishes in Rome with a March 15 evening visit to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus …
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ASIA/CHINA – The Lenten journey of Chinese Catholic communities: visits to the sick, spiritual retreats, formation courses
Beijing – Spiritual retreats, visits to the sick, formation courses, and participation in the Stations of the Cross during Lent are shaping the daily life of Chinese Catholic parishes during …