Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem remains closed
Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre as part of wider closures for security…
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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,”…
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…