One million youth One energetic Pope
In one of the largest youth gatherings in recent Church history, more than one million young Catholics from…
Widespread violence against Alawite civilians in Syria’s coast, UN report finds
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence on Syria’s coast earlier this year found…
“Love cannot do without truth”
Continuing the jubilee cycle of audiences on the theme “Jesus Christ, our hope”, Pope Leo XIV commented on…
Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’
Fr Miguel Tovar is 24 years old and one of the youngest priests in Spain. After his ordination…
Holy See publishes regulation on the awarding of public contracts
A new General Executive Decree lays out rules of transparency, control, and competition in the awarding of public…
Syria’s Druze leader calls for international probe into deadly clashes
DAMASCUS, Syria — A spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community called Saturday for an international investigation into last…
Syria’s minorities demand decentralized state and a constitution that guarantees pluralism
HASSAKEH, Syria — Hundreds of representatives of Syria’s various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation…
Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions
The Syrian government under interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been struggling to consolidate control since he led a…
Vatican Museums delegation presents restored St. Augustine painting to Pope Leo XIV
A delegation from the Vatican Museums presents to Pope Leo XIV a restored painting of St. Augustine, the…
Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as more aid-seekers killed in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy…
How Iraq’s leader kept the country neutral in the Israel-Iran war
BAGHDAD (AP) — The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts…
‘Bring back the Good News of Christ’
Pope Leo XIV gives “homework” to young people of Peru taking part in the Jubilee of Young People,…