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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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…
Canada steadfast in its support for Ukraine
BANFF, ALTA. — Ukrainian Canadians feted Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s arrival in Canada in style with a large…
Pope urges peace, warns against escalation in Middle East conflict
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As conflict in the Middle East escalated with Israeli airstrikes on nuclear…
Canada’s bishops call for prayers for the Holy Land, Middle East
Canada’s Catholic bishops are encouraging the faithful to pray for peace in the Middle East during…