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Lebanon abolishes death penalty, making regional history as amnesty law sparks debate
This month Lebanon became the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty, a historic step that drew widespread…
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Lebanon’s Christians fear sovereignty will be traded in regional diplomacy
Maronite patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, who met with Pope Leo XIV last week, said the pope’s visit to Lebanon last…
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Pope Leo XIV approves new custos of the Holy Land amid regional crisis
Father Francesco Ielpo, a Franciscan friar, on June 24, 2025, was appointed the new custos of the Holy Land and…
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Dutch bishops offer cautious response to Vatican blessing guidance, bucking regional trend
Bishop Hans van den Hende walks in Keukenhof park in Lisse, Netherlands, on April 12, 2022. / Credit: Ramon Mangold/Diocese…
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