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Pope Leo XIV calls Cardinal Pizzaballa about attack on Gaza church

Pope Leo XIV poses with pilgrims on an ecumenical Orthodox-Catholic pilgrimage led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin (l) and Metropolitan Elpidophoros (r) in Castel Gandolfo in Italy on July 17, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo calls for ‘path to unity’ in meeting Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims from the U.S.

Jul 17
Charles Collins

Father Gabriel Romanelli, Latin parish priest of Gaza Strip, left, prays during the midnight Christmas Eve mass at Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, Dec. 24, 2021. (Credit: Adel Hana/AP.)

Catholic church in Gaza hit by Israeli forces, two killed, priest among the injured

Jul 17
Charles Collins

An image of Pope Leo XIV in a video message released on July 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says wars and conflicts do not stop the ability to meet

Jul 16
Charles Collins

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Patriarch Theophilos III of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem visit Gaza after Thursday’s attack on the Church of the Holy Family, July 18, 2025. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Pope Leo XIV calls Cardinal Pizzaballa about attack on Gaza church

Jul 18
Charles Collins

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Patriarch Theophilos III of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem visit Gaza after Thursday’s attack on the Church of the Holy Family, July 18, 2025. (Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.)

Pope Leo XIV calls Cardinal Pizzaballa about attack on Gaza church

Jul 18
Charles Collins

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are seen amid war-damaged infrastructure in Gaza City, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.)

Patriarchs of Jerusalem jointly condemn strike on Catholic church in Gaza

Jul 18
Charles Collins

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13, is seen in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Nigerian Christians reflect on former President Buhari after his death

Jul 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV poses with pilgrims on an ecumenical Orthodox-Catholic pilgrimage led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin (l) and Metropolitan Elpidophoros (r) in Castel Gandolfo in Italy on July 17, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo calls for ‘path to unity’ in meeting Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims from the U.S.

Jul 17
Charles Collins

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