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For Zion’s Sake: Why two Catholic theologians are taking a stand for Israel
Today’s silence conjures memories of past pontifical silence during the Holocaust. For Jews and Christian Zionists, Pope Pius XII's silence remains a harrowing memory and indictment.
Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday
Cardinal Cupich's support shows Jews are gaining powerful allies against antisemitism - opinion
Soccer fans flock to Mexico City cathedral to pray to 'Soccer baby Jesus' for World Cup victory
New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims
The mediation to settle sexual abuse claims could result in one of the largest payouts ever by the church in the United States.
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, Channels TV says
The Christian Association of Nigeria has said 303 children and 12 school staff were kidnapped on November 21 by gunmen at St. Mary's Catholic boarding school.
Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.
Nostra Aetate wasn’t a cure for antisemitism, only the start of repentance - opinion
New research presented at a Nostra Aetate conference challenges the idea that antisemitism was marginal, pointing to unresolved issues within the Church.
Pope Leo to meet Christian leaders in trip across Middle East in bid for unity
The first US pope will attend a celebration for the 1,700th anniversary of a landmark early Church council, held in modern Turkey.
Pope Leo begins first foreign trip with visit to Turkey, Lebanon
On his first trip abroad as pontiff, Pope Leo travels to Turkey and Lebanon, calling for Middle East peace and Christian unity as global attention follows closely.
Vatican calls for exclusive marriages, condemns polygamy, polyamory
Pope Leo says to the world's catholics they should only marry once and should not have multiple relationships.
Christians in Lebanon's south pray papal visit brings peace - and strength to stay
Rev. Najib Amil said Leo's visit to Lebanon, which has the region's highest proportion of Christians, could encourage the Middle East's Catholics to remain in the region.
At least 50 pupils kidnapped from Nigeria Catholic school escape, church says
Friday's incident in Niger state was the largest mass kidnapping of school children since the March 2024 abduction of students in northern Kaduna state.
Catholic bishop in Spain resigns after abuse allegation
Bishop Fafael Zornoza is the first Spanish Catholic bishop known to have been investigated by the Vatican for an abuse allegation.
