The holiday is an opportunity “to say thank you to someone, to recognize that we all have received so many gifts,” Pope Leo XIV said.
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Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to know about his first foreign trip
Leo XIV will set out on his first foreign trip as pope on the morning of Nov. 27, first to Turkey, a Muslim country with a tiny Christian population, and then, on Nov. 30, to Lebanon, the country with the largest Christian population in the Middle East.
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Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip, a look at Christian life in Muslim-majority Turkey
On the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, America spoke with Jean-Marc Balhan, S.J., a Belgian Jesuit who has lived in the country since 2001, about the situation of Christians, the state of interreligious dialogue and how the pope’s visit is viewed there. Father […]
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Vatican rejects polyamory and praises monogamy in new doctrine document
The dicastery for doctrine said it issued the note in response to requests from the bishops of Africa where polygamy is still practiced as well as because “various public forms of non-monogamous unions—sometimes called ‘polyamory’—are growing in the West.”
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Pope Leo would ‘love to’ throw a White Sox season opening pitch, team’s co-owner says
The next owner of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he’d “love to“ throw a season opening first pitch in the future—“schedule permitting.”
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Pope Leo issues new letter on the Creed, marking 1,700th anniversary of Nicaea
Publishing “In Unitate Fidei” (“In the Unity of Faith”) Nov. 23, Pope Leo marked the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed. He said he wanted it released in anticipation of his visit to Turkey Nov. 27-30 to celebrate with Orthodox and Protestant leaders the anniversary of the Creed Christians share.
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Pope Leo tells U.S. high school students: Be intentional with screen time—and don’t use A.I. for homework
Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. high school students to be “intentional” with their screen time, their prayer time and their involvement in a local parish.
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Pope Leo formalizes law allowing a woman to run the Vatican City State, months after Francis appointed her
Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.
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Why is Pope Leo visiting Lebanon?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac chat with Daniel Corrou, S.J., who leads Jesuit Refugee Service in Lebanon, where Pope Leo will visit, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
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Pope Leo to bishops: Be prophets of peace and harmony in your dioceses
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.