‘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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Church-led aid continues in Myanmar as quake recovery falters amid conflict
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Church-led aid continues in Myanmar as quake recovery falters amid conflict

(LiCAS News): A year after a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar, Catholic aid groups remain…

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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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Philippine energy failing to curb prices, groups warn
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Philippine energy failing to curb prices, groups warn

MANILA (LiCAS News): The IBON Foundation policy group observed in late March that a Philippine…

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Oil sticker shock exposes cost of war on Philippine poor
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Oil sticker shock exposes cost of war on Philippine poor

MANILA (LiCAS News): The National Council of Churches in the Philippines [NCCP] called on the…

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War shakes Gulf confidence in US-backed security as regional order falters
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War shakes Gulf confidence in US-backed security as regional order falters

(LiCAS News): Trust in long-standing security guarantees in the Gulf is collapsing as the war…

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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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