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Days before papal visit to Lebanon, Israel kills senior Hezbollah official in Beirut strike

Just days before Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit Lebanon on his first foreign trip, Israel on Sunday ...
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Pope Leo says Council of Nicaea still has role to play for Christian unity

On Sunday, just ahead of his trip to Türkiye and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV wrote about the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of ...
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Nigeria: 50 kidnapped pupils escape captors, 265 persons still held, as pope appeals for release of captives

Pope Leo XIV called for the immediate release of the schoolchildren and staff of a Catholic school in Nigeria, saying at the end of a mass in St.Peter’s square on Sunday that he was “deeply saddened” ...
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Why it matters that Pope Leo XIV is heading to Türkiye

Whatever else Pope Leo’s visit to Türkiye will bring, it will be a reminder that there is a “whatness” to the Faith.
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Pope Leo XIV appeals for release of hostages in Nigeria, Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the release of Catholic school students and teachers – among them more than 300 girls and ...