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Pope Leo calls for hope for those ‘locked in a dead end’

Women mourn the death of a family member following the attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Latest attack reportedly kills nearly 200 people in Nigeria

Jun 16
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Reviving tradition, Pope Leo to spend July break at Castel Gandolfo

Jun 17
John L. Allen Jr.

Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See Yaron Sideman presents his credentials to Pope Francis. (Credit: Israeli Embassy to the Holy See.)

Israeli envoy defends Iran offensive, says pope can make a difference

Jun 17
Elise Ann Allen

Yasmeen Mazzawi, an Arab Christian from Nazareth, serving as a volunteer paramedic with Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David), which is the Israeli member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. (Credit: Magen David Adom.)

Israeli Arab Catholic describes working with Israel’s aid agency

Jun 16
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the paralytic man being healed in the Gospel of St. John in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 18, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo calls for hope for those ‘locked in a dead end’

Jun 18
Charles Collins

Supporters hold a sign with an image of former President Evo Morales and a message that reads in Spanish, “Without Evo, there are no elections,” during a protest demanding he be allowed to compete in the upcoming presidential election, near the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.)

Church condemns ‘spiral of violence’ in Bolivia

Jun 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

Entrance of Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Church in South Africa remembers history of discrimination in nation

Jun 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

The Palace of Westminster, where the UK Parliament meets. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

British Parliament votes to decriminalize abortion

Jun 18
Charles Collins

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