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(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon and Turkey later this year, including a prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the Vatican announced Monday.

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(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV on Monday voiced “deep concern” regarding the situation in Lebanon and the condition of Christian churches throughout the Middle East during talks with Catholicos Aram I, according to reports. “I assure you of my daily...

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(MENAFN) The Vatican's permanent representative to the United Nations issued a warning on Saturday about the rapidly escalating race to rearmament, which endangers world peace and undermines the basis of international trust and collaboration, as...

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(MENAFN) The accelerating global race to rearm is putting international peace at risk, the Vatican warned on Saturday, urging world leaders to recommit to disarmament and multilateral dialogue.

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(MENAFN) The Vatican’s permanent observer to the UN cautioned on Saturday that the accelerating global arms buildup is endangering world peace and undermining the foundations of international trust and cooperation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve Mass on Wednesday, marking a significant moment early in his papacy.

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(MENAFN) The Vatican has officially canonized an Italian teenager as the Catholic Church’s first saint from the millennial generation.

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(MENAFN) Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Archbishop Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, at the Vatican on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and regional...

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(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has returned 62 artefacts from the Vatican Museums’ collection to Canada, originally belonging to Indigenous communities.

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(MENAFN) Pope Leo on Saturday welcomed Hollywood actors, filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters to the Vatican for a special audience celebrating the art of cinema.

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN CITY, November 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pastor Mark Burns, spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and founder of the Spiritual Diplomacy global initiative, together with Maryna Ovtsynova, President of the...

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(MENAFN) The Vatican maintains that the two-state solution remains the sole "viable" and "equitable" route to achieving a fair and enduring peace between Israel and Palestine, according to a news agency on Thursday.

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(MENAFN) In an effort to reconnect with younger generations and counter declining church attendance, the Vatican is hosting a digital evangelism summit featuring several clergy members who have gained popularity online — and have been dubbed “hot...

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VATICAN CITY, ITALY, October 20, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Stephen Shaya, M.D., Executive Servant Leader at J&B Medical and Managing Director of Akkad Holdings, was knighted by the Imperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ Brazil, the successor...

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Vatican City, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enzo Villani, Chief Investment Officer of AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ: ATON), has been invited to speak at the 10th Anniversary of the IASC World Changers Summit, held at the historic Casina Pio IV...

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(MENAFN) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shelled the only Catholic church in Gaza, reportedly killing three people and injuring others.

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(MENAFN) In a bold statement on Thursday, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, the first Korean prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, emphasized the potential role Pope Leo XIV could play in improving relations between the United States...

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(MENAFN) On Monday, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to the Vatican, where they engaged in dialogue on various pressing matters, particularly the state of affairs in the Middle East. As reported by Vatican...

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VATICAN CITY, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franco-Lebanese composer Omar Harfouch has achieved a rare milestone in music and cultural history.