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Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire
Detroit Catholic
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July 18, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire. The morning call to the pope's summer residence at Castel Gandolfo July 18 came the day...
Benjamin Netanyahu calls Pope Leo after Israeli strike killed 3 in Gaza Catholic church
America Magazine
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July 18, 2025
This story has been updated. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel’s leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire. The morning call to the pope’s summer residence at Castel...
Pope declares baby’s survival at now-closed R.I. hospital a miracle
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 18, 2025
PROVIDENCE – Pope Leo XIV has deemed that a medical miracle happened in Rhode Island with the survival of an infant born in 2007 attributed to a 19th-century Spanish priest, according to recent report from the Catholic News Agency. It’s the first...
Ballad of a Small Player: release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the Colin Farrell movie
What to Watch
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July 18, 2025
From the Vatican to the casinos of Macau, Oscar-nominated director Edward Berger teams with Colin Farrell on the Netflix movie Ballad of a Small Player. Joining the 2025 slate of new Netflix movies that have included the likes of action-comedy...
Lower House Speaker Meets Vatican Ambassador to Jordan
Ammon News
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July 14, 2025
Ammon News - Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Ahmad Safadi said on Monday that Jordan’s national fabric remains strong and unified, with Muslim and Christian citizens collectively safeguarding the country’s heritage, achievements, and...
A Truly Inclusive Jubilee: Vatican Presents Inclusive Itinerary for the Holy Door
Zenit
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July 13, 2025
(ZENIT News / Rome, 13.07.2025) – Three routes facilitate the Jubilee journey in Rome for pilgrims, including those with different needs. Recently, it has been enhanced with inclusive signage for people with disabilities and useful to all. These...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Netanyahu To Start Negotiations, Ceasefire During Phone Call
The Tablet - New York
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July 18, 2025
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III visit the area around the Holy Family Church in Gaza City July 18, 2025, the day after it was struck by the Israeli army in a deadly...
Vatican Embassy in Kyiv damaged in latest Russian attack on Kyiv – photo
Ukrainska Pravda
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Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: Vatican News Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Nuncio (Ambassador) of the Holy See to Ukraine, has reported that the Vatican Embassy in Kyiv suffered minor damage in a large-scale Russian attack on...
Cardinal brings aid to Gaza after Israeli strike on church
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 18, 2025
REUTERS/KHAMIS AL-RIFI A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church, which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City, today. ROME/JERUSALEM >> Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa entered Gaza today to bring aid to victims of...
Vatican embassy in Ukraine’s capital damaged by Russian airstrikes
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's embassy in Kyiv was slightly damaged during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on the morning of July 10, the embassy said in a statement. “During yet another attack on the city of Kyiv… this Apostolic...
Vatican embassy in Kyiv damaged in Russian drone attack, no injuries reported
BNO News
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July 10, 2025
The Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Ukraine sustained damage during a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, according to the Apostolic Nunciature. Fragments from drones struck two nearby apartment buildings during the early morning attack,...
Vatican Embassy in Kyiv damaged during Russian attack
Ukrinform
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July 10, 2025
The Apostolic Nunciature in Kyiv sustained damage during Russia’s massive air assault on the Ukrainian capital on the night of 10 July. As reported by Ukrinform, Titular Archbishop of Martana Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine,...
Vatican correspondent releases further evidence challenging Traditionis Custodes rationale
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Senior American journalist and Vatican correspondent Diane Montagna released additional material July 10 indicating that a Vatican report used in the lead-up to Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes supported continued access to the Traditional Latin...
Vatican embassy in Kyiv damaged by Russian airstrikes
The Gazette - Colorado
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican's embassy in Kyiv was slightly damaged during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday morning, the embassy said in a statement. "During yet another attack on the city of Kyiv … this Apostolic...
Pope Leo XIV recognizes medical miracle in Rhode Island
WJAR - Rhode Island
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Pope Leo XIV says a miracle in Rhode Island can be attributed to the intercession of a 19th century Spanish priest. The Vatican said a baby born in 2007 was inexplicably healed after a prayer to Father Salvador Valera Parra. The story was reported...
Pope to Cardinal Pizzaballa After Gaza Church Attack: ‘It Is Time to Stop This Slaughter’
National Catholic Register
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The Holy Father placed the call to Cardinal Pizzaballa as the cardinal was traveling to the Gaza Strip with Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III. “It is time to stop this slaughter.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV on Friday expressed his firm...
Church prepares its first jubilee for Catholic influencers
Interaksyon
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July 18, 2025
VATICAN— For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church will celebrate a Jubilee event within a Holy Year specifically dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers, formally recognizing the digital environment as a true field...
Vatican commission in Brussels to discuss tackling abuse in the Church
Belga News Agency
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July 10, 2025
A Vatican commission arrived in Brussels on Thursday for a meeting with Belgian bishops where they will discuss the approach to sexual abuse within the Church. Victims will be invited to a meeting with representatives of the Pope on Friday. Little...
Israel deeply regrets strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza
BGNES
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July 18, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo, the Vatican reported, a day after an Israeli airstrike on the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip claimed the lives of three people and injured several others, Reuters reported. During...
Decrying ‘dramatic humanitarian situation' in enclave, pope reiterates call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Yeni Safak
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Decrying the “dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Pope Leo on Friday spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave. In a phone call, Leo “renewed his...