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At Vatican Christmas concert, Pope Leo XIV sings praises of music

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A nun wears a crucifix and a badge showing Pope Francis as she waits for the Pope’s arrival in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, the capital’s main Catholic cathedral, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Credit: Dita Alangkara/AP.)

Pope urges Indonesian clergy, religious to foster openness, inclusion

Sep 4, 2024
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The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, popularly known as the Jakarta Cathedral is illuminated during dusk in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2024. (Credit: Achmad Ibrahim/AP.)

Cardinal says Pope Francis ‘will affirm the dynamics of the Catholic Church in Indonesia’

Sep 3, 2024
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope’s odyssey in Asia and Oceania a story of both peripheries and politics

Sep 2, 2024
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Pope Francis prior to the 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing at the Vatican on March 31, 2024. (Credit: AP Photo.)

Priests hope pope in Indonesia will walk ‘tunnel of fraternity’

Jun 25, 2024
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Pakistan bishop calls anti-Christian mob violence a ‘dark day’

May 27, 2024
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From geopolitics to traffic, a week of vignettes from the Vatican

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Expert says Nigeria has more Christian martyrs than anywhere else on earth

Sep 1, 2023
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Pope pens top Iraqi Muslim leader, urges joint push for basic rights

Mar 15, 2023
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Expanding outreach to Islam, Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with Oman

Feb 24, 2023
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Pope tells Catholics in Kazakhstan that conflict must yield to dialogue

Sep 14, 2022
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At Vatican Christmas concert, Pope Leo XIV sings praises of music

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