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Southern Arabia Vicariate marks 10 years since Yemen Missionaries of Charity martyrdom

At an Abu Dhabi Mass on March 4, Bishop Paolo Martinelli said Yemen martyrs are a “source of hope” amid today’s turmoil.

Pope Leo XIV congratulates world’s oldest priest on his 110th birthday

Born in 1916 and ordained in 1950, Father Bruno Kant of Germany turned 110 on Feb. 26 and has been a priest for 76 years.

Holy See to UN: Christians are the most persecuted community in the world

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating the extent of the persecution of Christians worldwide.

Christians in South Lebanon refuse to leave their towns as war escalates

As evacuation orders sweep across southern Lebanon, residents are being told to leave their homes; but despite the dangers of a war they don’t want, many have chosen to stay.

Catholic theologians urge Trump to follow just war doctrine as Iran conflict continues

War is justified only to confront grave evil, its harm must not exceed the evil it seeks to end, and there must be a real chance of success, with all alternatives to war exhausted, the catechism says.

Pope Leo meets the President of Austria

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Austria, Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen, in the Vatican.

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Pope receives the President of Singapore

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Singapore in the Vatican on Thursday.

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Pope Leo receives Governor General of Canada

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

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This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of March

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?”

Pew report examines how people rate fellow citizens’ morals

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