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Pope urges Lebanese pastors, religious to embrace spirit of solidarity

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

How do you solve a problem like Fernández?

Nov 29
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Pope Leo XIV, center, walking with Muezzin Musa Asgın Tunca, left, Dr. Emrullah Tuncel, second from left, and Imam of Mosque Sultanahmet Fatih Kaya, visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s famed ‘Blue Mosque’, does not pray

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Papal plane to get repair before flying to Lebanon

Nov 29
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Pope Leo XIV waves from his popemobile in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Pope urges Lebanese pastors, religious to embrace spirit of solidarity

Dec 1
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A nun holds up a portrait of Pope Leo XIV where he will meet with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Catholic basilica of Harissa, Lebanon Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Beirut in Lebanon, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV’s visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil

Dec 1
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Auction officer Jean-Pierre Osenat gestures as the long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was sold at auction for 2,3 million euros or $2.66 million in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

Dec 1
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