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'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service
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."
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's Gaza Board of Peace
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Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration
Voices from the Arab press: Pope Leo and the Shi'ites
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
'A just and lasting peace': Pope Leo calls for dialogue after meeting Ukraine's Zelensky
The pope's comments echo Zelensky's frequent demands for a "just" peace as the Ukrainian leader tries to ensure that any agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine is balanced.
Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.
Pope Leo XIV lands in Beirut during first Middle East visit
Pope Leo XIV begins a three-day visit to Lebanon, meeting leaders, touring five cities, and honoring victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
Maronite Patriarch: Hezbollah needs to 'free itself from Iran, disarm,' denounces Israeli strikes
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi urged Hezbollah to break from Iran and give its weapons to the Lebanese Army, calling diplomacy the only path to avoid another war.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in tense Lebanon, urging peace amid Hezbollah-Israel strains
Pope Leo's 3-day visit to Lebanon comes as the country faces escalating Hezbollah–Israel tensions. His trip includes appeals for peace, key meetings, and a prayer at the Beirut port blast site.
Hezbollah welcomes Pope to Lebanon as Islamist groups stress ties between ‘two Abrahamic faiths'
Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, but was not welcomed by the head of Turkey's state-run religious organization despite earlier plans.
Vatican calls for exclusive marriages, condemns polygamy, polyamory
Pope Leo says to the world's catholics they should only marry once and should not have multiple relationships.
Pope Francis' popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children
"We're pleased that we have here a serious contribution towards the healthcare of children in Gaza," Caritas Secretary-General Alistair Dutton told a press conference in Bethlehem.
Christians in Lebanon's south pray papal visit brings peace - and strength to stay
Rev. Najib Amil said Leo's visit to Lebanon, which has the region's highest proportion of Christians, could encourage the Middle East's Catholics to remain in the region.