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Delegation of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople visits Rome

As it does every year, a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople visited Rome from June 27 to July 1 on the occasion of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, patron saints of the city.

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Lebanese Christians remember Br Estephan, the mountain monk

As Lebanese Christians process to the mountain monastery that was once home to Br Estephan Nehmé, its superior tells Vatican News that “the prayer of these crowds will make him a saint.”

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Nicaraguan police arrest 80-year-old bishop being treated at a medical clinic

In retaliation for asking for prayers for the persecuted Church at a Mass he celebrated, the bishop was held for several hours by police, part of an ongoing campaign of harassment of clergy.

Aid official: ‘The world fell apart’ as coastal Venezuela awaits assistance

Claudia Gonzales, a World Vision Venezuela manager, said the quakes left children without families and thousands of people missing or homeless, with at least 1,700 confirmed deaths.

A New Mexico mountain with Christ at the top is the latest battleground in U.S. immigration debate

Mount Cristo Rey in the Diocese of Las Cruces stands over a disputed patch of borderland that the U.S. government is attempting to seize from the Catholic Church.

Zambia: Bishop Msipu urges priests to find strength in God amidst priestly challenges

Diocesan priests of Zambia’s Solwezi Diocese have just concluded a week-long annual retreat dedicated to spiritual renewal and priestly fraternity. The retreat was held at St. Augustine’s Mpima Major Seminary in Kabwe. Leading the priests in prayer and reflection, Bishop Gabriel Msipu Phiri, Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata Diocese, addressed thirty-eight diocesan priests. He emphasised that “priesthood is noble and a special gift God has willingly shared with us, as his priests.”

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Qatar rules out direct US–Iran talks amid widening regional strain

Qatar has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Doha but will not hold direct meetings with Iranian officials.

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Peter’s Pence 2025: €54.5 million to support Pope’s mission of charity

The 2025 Annual Disclosure for Peter’s Pence shows that offerings made to the Holy Father sustained his service to the universal Church and supported projects of direct assistance in 74 countries.

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Pope: All Christians called to celebrate 2033 anniversary of Christ's Redemption

Addressing representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Rome, Pope Leo XIV says all Christians are called to be credible witnesses at this time of war and polarization, and also expresses his hope that all Christians will work together to celebrate the Year 2033, commemorating two thousand years of the Lord's Redemption.

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St. Peter & St. Paul, pray for us! (June 29)

Peter, an ordinary fisherman, is called to be the rock upon whom Jesus builds the Church. Paul, a persecutor of Christians, experiences conversion through Jesus to become the Apostle to the Gentiles. Despite their human...