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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Persecuted Nigerian Christians seek world’s prayers
BENUE STATE, NIGERIA (CCN) — Fr. Oliver Ortese has a message for Catholics and Christians around…
Hundreds of thousands flee Gaza City
GAZA CITY — The evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians along the coastal road to…
Palestinians are living in ‘unacceptable’ conditions, Pope Leo says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel…
Ukrainian cardinal on war, technology and the diaspora
On the occasion of the visit of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cardinal Mykola Bychuk, C.Ss.R., to Canada…
Pope Leo meets Israeli president, discusses immediate ceasefire in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Israeli military operations in Gaza continued, Pope Leo XIV met with…
Gaza’s churches stand firm, clergy refuse to leave
As the Israeli army announced plans to seize Gaza City, ordering the evacuation of areas including…
‘Glimmer of hope’ for Ukraine peace
TORONTO — While noting there “will be many steps and many obstacles” on the path to…
Gazans struggle to survive famine
GAZA — The streets of Gaza are quieter than they used to be — not because…
Ambassadors call attention to starving Israeli hostages, Gazan civilians
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV, like Pope Francis before him, consistently has called on…
Jesuit’s life and legacy remembered
Al-NABK, Syria — Twelve years after the disappearance of Italian Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, the sixth-century…