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2 Christian communities navigate life in southern Lebanon, in photos

Vatican diplomacy

Vatican turns attention to Cuba amid heighted tensions with US

May 21
Elise Ann Allen

President Rodrigo Duterte awards Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia the Order of Sikatuna with the Rank of Datu, the highest recognition given by the Philippine government to foreign ambassadors, Dec. 11, 2019. (Credit: Office of the President.)

New US nuncio Gabriele Caccia brings lessons from Duterte’s Philippines

Mar 18
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

In this image provided by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Feb. 16, 2026, shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s drill in the Persian Gulf on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Sepahnews via AP.)

Vatican office expresses ‘deep concern’ over stoppage at Straits of Hormuz

Mar 17
Crux Now Staff

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. (Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP.)

Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

Mar 13
Associated Press

Pope warns against ‘spiral of violence’ as US attacks Iran

Mar 1
Elise Ann Allen

The Palais des Nations, the main building of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Vatican official tells UN so-called ‘new rights’ can attack religious freedom

Feb 26
Crux Now Staff

Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ after US military action in Venezuela

Jan 4
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV to diplomats: ‘Holy See will not be a silent bystander’ amid challenges to peace

Dec 6, 2025
Crux Now Staff

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

Pope to visit Turkey, Lebanon in late November/early December

Oct 7, 2025
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