“I again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict,” Pope Leo said.
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Benjamin Netanyahu calls Pope Leo after Israeli strike killed 3 in Gaza Catholic church
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel’s leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.
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Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican
Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, was reinstated at the Vatican, a Spanish report says.
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Pope Leo calls for immediate ceasefire after attack on Gaza Catholic church kills 3
After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.
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Three dead, pastor injured after Israeli attack on Gaza Catholic church Pope Francis called every night
In a July 17 telegram, Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza.”
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Study: Devotion to Mary has significant impact on deciding to become a priest
The majority of survey respondents cited their Marian devotions as having played an important role in the discernment and living of their call to religious life.
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As excavation begins at Irish maternity home, Catholic experts urge fact-based news reporting
Amidst the excavation of a former Irish mother-and-baby home, Catholic experts are urging journalists to carefully fact-check their reporting after many prior accounts of the issue have featured erroneous details.
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The tireless Jesuit keeping Spain’s St. Ignatius pilgrimage alive
For 13 years, Josep Lluís Iriberri, S.J. has guided pilgrims along the same trail St. Ignatius walked over 500 years ago.
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Nearly one in three pregnancies in England and Wales end in abortion, government figures reveal
The figures represent a huge increase in abortion within a decade, since in 2012 abortion ended 20.84% of conceptions—a fifth of all pregnancies.
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Pope Leo: Caring for others is ‘the supreme law’ that comes before society’s rules
Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said in his first Angelus address at the papal summer residence.