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Holy Land church leaders welcome ceasefire with relief, urge delivering critical aid
Father Francesco Patton, the custos of the Holy Land, is seen Dec. 28, 2024, in the Franciscan Curia in Jerusalem....
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Christian persecution on the rise worldwide, new report says
A file photo shows the Chaldean Church of St Paul in Mosul, Iraq, illuminated with red light in protest against...
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Week of prayer for Christian unity to focus on Creed
Pope Francis presides over an ecumenical prayer service at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome in...
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Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at pope’s request
Cuba’s flag is seen as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Revolution Square in Havana in this Sept. 20,...
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Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire, hostage agreement, as Gaza Catholics rejoice
US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington 13...
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Paris has a new minor basilica—Notre Dame de Boulogne
The Church of Notre Dame de Boulogne in Paris is seen in an undated photo. On Jan. 12, 2025, the...
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Sister Clare Crockett, who lived “exceptional, holy life,” begins road to sainthood as cause opens
An undated painting of religious Sister Clare Crockett is seen as the diocesan phase of her sainthood cause was officially...
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US sister killed in the Amazon honoured at Rome “new martyrs” shrine
Tom Stang, left, brother of U.S. Notre Dame de Namur Sister Dorothy Stang, stands in silence as Archbishop Fabio Fabene,...
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Caritas partners raise cholera alarms amid Sudan genocide declaration
A pregnant woman in transit camp for Sudanese refugees in Chad. Photo: Caritas Mongo. Following months of deliberation, the US...
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Consecration of new church on banks of Jordan River called a sign of hope for region
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, is seen with his hands covered in holy oil as he anointed...
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