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Rome Reaffirms Catholic Teaching on Sex Education as Hamburg Parents Demand a Diocesan U-Turn
Lebanon Turns to the Pope: Lebanese President Visits Leo XIV Amid the Israeli Siege
Lourdes Shrine: Lefebvrist priests are prohibited from celebrating Mass there
Cameroon Announces the Closure of 1,400 Revivalist Churches
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Missionary and Missioned Partner: The Remarkable Brazilian Case of Two Martyrs on the Path to the Altars
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Italian Episcopal Newspaper Calls for the Nobel Peace Prize to Be Awarded to the Children Killed in Gaza
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Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Gaza parish priest: Gaza is a ‘cage’ where bombs kill (also) hope. The need for a truce

Speaking to AsiaNews, the parish priest describes the tragic reality of a population that is getting more desperate by the day. The war continues in the shadow of Israel-Iran confrontation, with a glimmer of hope for fresh ceasefire negotiations. Netanyahu is set to visit the White House next week. Palestinians in Gaza show photos of Israeli children killed by Hamas on 7 October.

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Statement by then Father Prevost, now Leo XIV, against the death penalty in the U.S. comes to light

At the time, Prevost was not yet a bishop, let alone a pope. He was serving as the global head of the Augustinian order, having spent years as a missionary and church leader in Peru. His ties to Illinois, however, remained rooted: he had been born in Chicago and, according to the message, was staying at a residence owned by his brother in New Lenox, a suburb of the city.