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Leo urges Lebanese people to put aside political divisions

Why Moscow’s absence from Turkey events was conspicuous – and significant

Nov 30
Christopher R. Altieri

En route to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV talks Gaza, Ukraine, potential Jerusalem visit

Nov 30
Elise Ann Allen

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
Associated Press

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

Dec 1
Nicole Winfield,
Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Leo urges Lebanese people to put aside political divisions

Dec 2
Elise Ann Allen

Pope tells Lebanese youth to build a better future

Dec 1
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of Saint Maroun, in Annaya, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/Pool via AP.)

Pope in Beirut hails Lebanon as example of tolerance

Dec 1
Elise Ann Allen

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
Elise Ann Allen

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The Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign

Nov 4
Mark Scolforo,
Associated Press

Shown is the St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Darby, Pa., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Chaim "Charlie" Steg, who oversaw the suburban Philadelphia nursing home pleaded no contest Wednesday, June 2, 2021, to endangering three residents who before dying suffered health complications because of inadequate staffing levels, prosecutors said. (Credit: Matt Rourke/AP.)

Former nursing home manager pleas to endangering 3 residents

Jun 3, 2021
Mark Scolforo

Pennsylvania State House advances 2-year child sex abuse lawsuit window

Apr 8, 2021
Mark Scolforo

Pennsylvania vote signals support for child sex abuse window in bill form

Apr 7, 2021
Mark Scolforo

Child sex abuse lawsuit ‘window’ amendment clears Pa. House

Mar 25, 2021
Mark Scolforo

Child sexual abuse lawsuit ‘window’ moves near referendum in Pennsylvania

Jan 28, 2021
Mark Scolforo

Pennsylvania justices review priest abuse lawsuit’s ruling on time limits

Oct 21, 2020
Mark Scolforo

Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat

Sep 20, 2020
Mark Scolforo

Pennsylvania House votes to bar shutting down churches in disasters

Sep 16, 2020
Mark Scolforo