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Holy Land patriarchs call for Christmas ceasefire throughout Middle East

Dec 17, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s jubilee visit to Turkey to advance political, ecumenical agenda

Nov 30, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batrun of the Maronites in Lebanon speaks during an Oct. 5, 2024, news briefing in the Vatican Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Lebanese bishop says political, economic interests work against peace

Oct 7, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Ambulances arrive to evacuate the wounded near the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Pope Francis says escalation of conflict in Lebanon is ‘uncacceptable’

Sep 26, 2024
Crux Staff

Following deadly Israeli strike, Holy Land’s top Catholic urges prayers for peace

Aug 12, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Israeli, Palestinian envoys praise Pope’s prayer for peace

Jun 8, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Credit: Iranian Presidency Office via AP.)

Pope sends condolences for death of Iranian president, foreign minister

May 21, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis meetis with His Beatitude Mar Raphael Thattil, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly on Monday, May 13. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope grants Syro-Malabar Catholics jurisdiction in Middle East

May 14, 2024
Nirmala Carvalho

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fire from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. (Credit: Tomer Neuberg/AP.)

New York cardinal forced to take shelter amid Iranian attack on Israel

Apr 15, 2024
John Lavenburg

Kissinger was counselor not just to presidents, but to popes

Dec 1, 2023
John L. Allen Jr.