Pope Leo XIV receives the Governor General of Canada, Mary Jeannie May Simon, in the Vatican.

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In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed a question to the faithful: “Would you imagine what a world without wars would be like? A world without the terror of approaching explosions?”

U.S. adults were among those most likely to condemn extramarital affairs as immoral in a study of 25 countries.

A new round of explosions in Tehran on Thursday marked another intense day in the six‑day conflict.

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An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist behind St. Peter’s soaring bronze canopy — and the decade-long project that helped define Baroque Catholicism.

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of March, inviting Catholics to pray with him for 'disarmament and peace,' and praying that 'the nuclear threat may never again dictate the future of humanity.'

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The European bishops expressed the Church's moral opposition to any mechanism that would fund abortions and emphasized what women “truly need is effective social, economic, and healthcare assistance.”

Church leaders in Bangladesh and India say visa hurdles and financial constraints are among the biggest challenges facing young pilgrims hoping to attend the August 2027 gathering.

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva, highlights the persecution that Christians face across the world and emphasizes that nations must ensure religious freedom.

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Amid ongoing violence in the Middle East, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon releases a statement warning that escalation threatens human dignity and calling for dialogue, national unity, and renewed international efforts for peace.

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