Tag: Middle East
Bethlehem celebrates first Christmas tree lighting since war as pilgrims slowly return
BETHLEHEM (OSV News): Bethlehem rejoiced with the festive celebration of lighting a 20 metre Christmas…
Pope Leo in Lebanon: be artisans, heralds and witnesses of peace
BEIRUT (Vatican News/CNS): Pope Leo XIV concluded his final Mass in Beirut on December 2,…
Pope’s first trip to focus on religious harmony, peacemaking
VATICAN (CNS): By choosing to make his first trip as pope to Turkey and Lebanon,…
‘We need to pray a lot,’ pope says after Israeli attack in Qatar
VATICAN (CNS): The “whole situation” in the Middle East “is very serious,” Pope Leo XIV…
Pope Leo meets Israeli president, discusses ‘tragic’ situation in Gaza
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, on September 4 at…
Call for repatriation of Filipino seafarers caught in Middle East conflict
MANILA (UCAN): Stella Maris-Philippines reiterated its call for the immediate and safe repatriation of overseas…
People must not die because of fake news, pope says
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Leo XIV called on everyone to root out false narratives being used…
