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Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 10:15 am Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that the […]

Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 08:32 am The sky over Lebanon — once dominated by missile exchanges and relentless air raids during the 2023–2024 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel — opened Sunday not to […]

New York City, New York, Nov 30, 2025 / 08:00 am Part of the New York Public Library’s Spencer Collection, the Tickhill Psalter is on view throughout Advent and Christmas at The Morgan Library & […]

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:50 am Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with the Armenian Apostolic Church, thanking God for “the courageous […]

CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:00 am Advent begins this year on Sunday, Nov. 30. Most Catholics — even those who don’t often go to Mass — know that Advent involves a wreath with […]

EWTN News, Nov 29, 2025 / 15:30 pm Rashida Begum still remembers the day her life changed forever: Feb. 2, 2000, when her husband, Mojid Kaguchi, went to catch crabs in the Sundarbans, a vast […]

Denver, Colorado, Nov 29, 2025 / 12:36 pm The First Sunday of Advent 2025 is tomorrow, Nov. 30, less than four weeks before Christmas this year, and while the Church provides this time to allow […]

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 29, 2025 / 11:20 am Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace, telling thousands gathered for Mass in Istanbul that Christians “journey […]

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 29, 2025 / 10:07 am Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by the current international situation,” issuing a joint appeal for […]