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In a meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has warned that human rights and freedoms are ...

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At the start of the new year, the pontiff met with diplomats accredited to the Vatican. The topics he touched included the ...

Pope Leo in the fifth century does not see it as so distant from what is happening today. He uses The City of God written by ...

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The world has begun to close out 2025, toasting the end of a year that brought an American pope, precarious peace talks in several parts of the globe and a U.S. president whose impact was felt ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In 2025, the Catholic Church and the Vatican witnessed the death of Pope Francis and the election of the first pope born in the United States, Leo XIV. While the year was marked ...

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Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying humanitarian aid to parts of Ukraine hit hardest by bombardments, where residents are facing severe shortages of electricity, water, and heat. Cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV, during his first Christmas Day message Thursday, urged the faithful to shed indifference toward those who have lost everything, such as residents of Gaza, those who are ...

Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything.