Pope Leo, Israeli president speak by phone about Sydney attack, peace in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec.…
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Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ — building bridges
ISTANBUL (CNS) — With their different rites, cultures, languages and races, Catholics find a unity around…
Christians should work on joint Jubilee in Jerusalem in 2033, pope says
ISTANBUL (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV, speaking to Christian leaders in Turkey, said he hoped they…
Pope visits famous Istanbul mosque but does not pause to pray
ISTANBUL (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque…
Though Nicaea is a ruin, its Creed stands and unites Christians, pope says
IZNIK, Turkey (CNS) — Although the ancient city of Nicaea lies in ruins and the geographic…
Pope arrives in Turkey giving thanks, preaching peace
ANKARA, Turkey (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV began his first papal trip speaking of dialogue, peace…
Lebanon prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV
JAL EL-DIB, Lebanon (CNEWA) — In Jal el-Dib, just north of Beirut, fresh asphalt now leads…
Lebanese Church leaders fear return of all-out war
LEBANON (CNEWA) — Lebanon’s Maronite bishops condemned “the daily attacks on the South and other regions…
Sudan crisis elicits compassionate Canadian response
OTTAWA (CCN) — Trocaire is an Irish word for compassion. It is also the name of…
As World Conference on Faith and Order opens in Egypt, hearts and minds look to unity
WADI EL NATRUN, Egypt (WCC) — The Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order of the…
Parolin sees ‘perverse spiral of hatred’ in Israel-Gaza war
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago “was inhuman and indefensible,”…