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Disarm our hearts to bring peace, justice to Lebanon Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Beirut’s Waterfront, and urges Lebanese to disarm their hearts so ...

Blessed are the peacemakers Pope Leo XIV meets with Lebanese civil authorities in Beirut as he begins his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon, urging the country’s ...

Bring hope in world where religion is used to justify war Presiding over Mass in Istanbul, Turkey, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone to take time ...

May we continue to strive towards Christian unity Pope Leo XIV attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, and ...

Called to hope in the “Logic of Littleness” During a meeting with bishops, clergy, religious, and pastoral workers in Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV highlights Türkiye’s ...

Pope invites Christians to unity in face of violence and conflict By Devin Watkins Pope Leo XIV prays with leaders of various Christian Churches in ...

Pope to ROACO: May Eastern Churches bear witness amid pain of conflict Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Aid Agencies for the Oriental ...

Published courtesy of Vatican News 14 May 2025. Pope Leo XIV welcomes Eastern Catholics to the Vatican for the Jubilee of Eastern Churches, and highlights ...

Focus on war-afflicted countries On June 24 – 27, the 97th assembly of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches takes place in ...

Published courtesy of Vatican News 23 June 2023 Pope Francis expresses gratitude for the proactive solidarity and generosity of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for ...

Published courtesy of Vatican News 28 February 2022 Meeting a delegation of Iraqi Church religious leaders on Monday, Pope Francis encourages the local Christian communities ...

Iraqi Archbishop ‘concerned’ over local impact of Taliban’s Afghan takeover The Archbishop of Erbil expresses his concern over the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, ...

Armenian Synod elects new Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia The Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church, meeting this week in Rome, has elected Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian ...

Vatican News 08/07/2021 At the end of a World Day of prayer and reflection for Lebanon, in which Lebanon’s Christian leaders joined Pope Francis in ...

Vatican News 01/07/2021 Christian leaders of Lebanon gathered around Pope Francis in the Vatican on Thursday for a Day of Prayer and Reflection for Lebanon. ...

27 APRIL 2021, THE TABLET Christians in Iraq will only be able to live safely and securely if religion is separated from the state, the ...

PUBLISHED COURTESY OF VATICAN NEWS. The United Nations release a report warning that no single Syrian family has been left unscathed in the decade long ...

PUBLISHED COURTESY OF VATICAN NEWS. The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad urges those writing on social media about Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq to be ...

PUBLISHED COURTESY OF VATICAN NEWS. The Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches asks for the intercession of St Maron for crisis-hit Lebanon. By ...

PUBLISHED COURTESY OF VATICAN NEWS .   The Holy See’s Press Office announces Pope Francis’ schedule for his upcoming Apostolic Visit to Iraq from March 5 – ...

PUBLISHED COURTESY OF VATICAN NEWS . Pope Francis highlights the theme of fraternity in a video message for the first International Day of Human Fraternity celebrated on ...