‘Let those who have weapons lay them down,’ pope says in Easter Urbi et Orbi
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‘Let those who have weapons lay them down,’ pope says in Easter Urbi et Orbi

VATICAN (OSV News): “Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ!…

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Taizé’s Brother Matthew on youth, unity, and solidarity with Pope Leo 
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Taizé’s Brother Matthew on youth, unity, and solidarity with Pope Leo 

(SE): In a private audience at the Vatican on March 21, Pope Leo XIV welcomed…

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified in September 
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified in September 

VATICAN CITY (OSV News): Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24 in…

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Israeli government U-turns after outrage over blocking of holy site access in Jerusalem
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Israeli government U-turns after outrage over blocking of holy site access in Jerusalem

(OSV News): Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly reversed a controversial police action on March…

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Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site
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Israeli authorities halt Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s holiest site

(OSV News): Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo,…

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Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October
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Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October

VATICAN (OSV News): Pope Leo XIV announced on March 19 that he is asking the…

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Universal health coverage is ‘a moral imperative’ pope says
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Universal health coverage is ‘a moral imperative’ pope says

VATICAN (OSV/Vatican News): Universal health coverage is not “merely a technical goal to be achieved”…

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