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Bishop Jamal Daibes, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Somalia, shines the spotlight on the region and calls for international and diplomatic pressure to ...

With an Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio on 29 August, Pope Leo XIV provides the Synods of Bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches the faculty to ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem spoke on the final day of the Rimini Meeting, calling for greater diplomatic engagement by the West to halt the ...

Bishop Vitalij Skomarovskyj of Lutsk, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Ukraine (Latin Rite), recalls 35 years of independence from the Soviet ...

On the day the country celebrates 35 years of independence, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, tells Vatican News ...

Settler attacks have become a recurring reality in Taybeh, Palestine’s last remaining all-Christian village. Father Bashar Fawadleh, who has served as the Latin parish priest ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is in Assisi city to inaugurate the Global House of Friendship and Hope, a new international project promoted by the ...

In Kyiv, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher met with the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who spoke to Vatican Media about the joy of ...

Church builds future; war destroys the present. Pope Leo XIV encourages Eastern rite Catholics to enrich the Church with its spiritual riches, and condemns the ...

Pope Leo encourages Syro-Malankara Catholics living in Europe to remain rooted in their ecclesial heritage, and become “messengers of hope” as their Church prepares for ...

Following a request from His Beatitude Patriarch Polis III Nona, Pope Leo XIV has agreed to grant ecclesiastical communion, “an expression and bond of full ...

Cardinal Gugerotti: Give to avoid being complicit with those who set world ablaze The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches explains what the ...

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, ...