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Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, many injured
By Nathan Morley - Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday. This site in Jerusalem’s Old City saw frenzied scenes as 150 Palestinians…
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Pope: UN powerless in Ukraine war, where the logic of powerful prevails
By Vatican News staff reporter - logic of powerful - At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis decried the war in Ukraine, and the powerlessness of the United Nations, noting…
Africa
Congo: Church authorities and the Government meet to start preparing for Pope Francis’ visit.
The meeting brought together DRC’s Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Apostolic Nuncio to DRC, representatives of CENCO and senior government officials.
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Pope Francis entrusts Apostolic Journey to Malta to Our Lady
By Vatican News staff reporter On the eve of Pope Francis's 36th Apostolic Journey abroad, he went as is his custom to the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major to…
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Delegations of Canada’s indigenous peoples: ‘Pope Francis listened to our pain’
By Salvatore Cernuzio - "Truth, justice, healing, reconciliation." - Those words express the goals which delegations from several of Canada’s indigenous peoples came to share with Pope Francis this week,…
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Pope consecrates Russia & Ukraine: ‘Spiritual act of trust amid cruel war’
Pope Francis consecrates all humanity—especially Russia and Ukraine—to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and says the act expresses our complete trust in the Virgin Mary in the midst of the…
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‘Forgotten catastrophe’ of Syria’s 11-year war deplored by Catholic envoy
As much of the world's attention is turned toward the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine, the conflict that has engulfed Syria for 11 years has been largely forgotten.
Europe
Battle rages as Russian forces try to capture Kyiv
By Stefan J. Bos - Vatican News Ukrainian forces desperately tried to hold back Russian forces in this village near Kyiv. “Continue to attack, hold the checkpoint,” a soldier shouted.…
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Vatican Museums: The Works of Mercy #10
"Proclaiming Christ means showing that believing in Him and following Him is not only true and right, but also beautiful. At the heart of the Gospel lies the beauty of…
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Vatican Museums: The Works of Mercy #5 – Vatican News
Pietro Lorenzetti (Siena c.1280 - 1348), in this portion of a diptych depicting Christ standing before Pilate, offers a simplistic composition, which serves to heighten the drama.