‘Glimmer of hope’ for Ukraine peace
TORONTO — While noting there “will be many steps and many obstacles” on the path to…
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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…
Church picks up pieces as war lingers
YAROUN, Lebanon — St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church is in ruins. White stones from the…
Journey together, seek real encounters, pope advises young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and…
Ethiopia still coping with effects of two-year war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years of war and around 30 percent inflation for the past three…
Vatican remains ready to host Ukraine, Russia peace talks
ROME — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host…
U.S. abortion cuts give hope to Canadian pro-lifers
Canadian pro-life organizations are rejoicing that Planned Parenthood appears poised to lose at least $500 million…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities…
Pope: Resist the ‘temptation’ of embracing weapons
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world must resist the allure of modern weapons which threaten to…