Eight people died in the accident, which is under investigation.

The U.S. Catholic bishops had asked the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize “false or unsupported claims” in ads that promote hormone therapy drugs.

Pope Leo XIV presides over the funeral Mass for Cardinal Ruini, a key figure in the Italian Church for decades, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 95.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at ending the conflict.

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Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Peru, Mr. José María Balcázar Zelada, in the Vatican on Thursday.

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The President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka, has called for urgent action to address violence against African foreign nationals while urging South Africans to reject hatred and embrace the values of human dignity and solidarity.

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Pope Leo XIV encourages Eastern rite Catholics to enrich the Church with its spiritual riches, and condemns the instability caused by war that forces Christians to flee their native lands.

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Pope Leo XIV approves the beatification of 20 priests martyred in hatred of the faith during the Spanish Civil War and recognises the heroic virtues of five Servants of God whose lives were marked by missionary zeal, charity, prayer, and faithful service to the Church.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and encourages them to be beacons of hope, peace, and unity in a world marked by violence and division.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says negotiations on a final agreement with the United States will begin on Friday.

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