Even in death, Bhatti’s voice isn’t silenced
“His voice was silenced but his mission lives on.” So says a video promoting Blood and Water,…
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Holding inflight news conference, pope talks about peace in Gaza, Ukraine
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TURKEY (CNS) — On his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo…
Ecumenism is not ‘absorption or domination,’ but sharing gifts, pope says
ISTANBUL (CNS) — As he had done throughout his visit to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV spent…
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…