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Pope Leo XIV meets archbishop of Canterbury amid deepening church divides
Pope Leo XIV met with the archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, at the Vatican on Monday. Mullallyʼs first official visit…
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Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church
Amid widespread destruction and amid the rubble in the southern Lebanese village of Tbenine, what some call a “miracle” in…
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Chaldean Church chooses Archbishop Amel Nona as patriarch, succeeding Cardinal Sako
The Chaldean Synod has elected Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona as the new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, succeeding Cardinal…
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Philippine parishes enforce smoke-free, vape-free rules on church grounds
MANILA, Philippines — Several parishes in the Philippines have begun enforcing smoke-free and vape-free policies on church grounds, citing both…
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Vatican aid convoy in Lebanon caught in crossfire as Church relief effort is forced back
A Vatican humanitarian convoy carrying the apostolic nuncio to Lebanon, Archbishop Paolo Borgia, was forced to turn back Tuesday, April…
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Catholic Church sees increase in conversions as more people desire a ‘relationship to the truth’
Many U.S. dioceses have experienced heavy increases in people joining the Catholic Church around Easter this year, as adult conversions…
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Protests, criticism from Church leaders force Indian government to delay bill on foreign donations
Though the Indian Hindu nationalist government was prepared to discuss a controversial amendment on foreign donations in the Indian Parliament…
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Israeli police block cardinal, custos from entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre
In an incident described as unprecedented, Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, along with Father Francesco…
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Catholic Church in Holy Land rejects death penalty, calls for mercy and human dignity
Amid growing controversy over the Israeli Knesset’s recent approval of a law permitting the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, the…
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Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week
During Holy Week, the archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, and the second-in-command at the U.S. State Department, Deputy Secretary Christopher…
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