The former nurse took her seat on the 13th-century Chair of St Augustine at Canterbury Cathedral before 2,000 guests, including heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his wife Kate, and PM Starmer.
Pope Leo also addressed the situation in Lebanon, ravaged by a war between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, which was also a cause of "great concern."
The president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews reflects on leadership, faith, and responsibility in a time of war.
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Khalloul extended an invitation to the right-wing American commentator in early February, hoping to shed light on the true experience of Christians in Israel, but Carlson had failed to respond.
Before sprinkling ashes on the heads of participants, a sign of mortality, the pope said the ashes could represent "the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war."
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The Vatican announced that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment will undergo its first restoration in 30 years, while the Sistine Chapel remains open to visitors.
Dozens of people have participated. We’ve harvested tons of olives and pressed the olives into a pristine oil.
Longtime minister Steve Berger says private conversations with senior figures point to escalating pressure on Iran through tariffs, sanctions, and targeted military action.
"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.
