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Lebanon Humanitarian convoy led by Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon Archbishop Paolo Borgia caught in crossfire

Giada Aquilino/ vaticannews.va: A humanitarian convoy organized by the Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon, Archbishop Paolo Borgia, together with Caritas and other Catholic organizations, and headed toward three Christian villages in the south of the Cedar Country, was forced on Thursday, June 11, to change its route “because of an exchange of fire between the parties” — the Israeli army and Hezbollah militias.   Archbishop Borgia himself reported the incident to ...more

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The Pope between Madrid and Barcelona: A message merging faith, politics, and culture

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : The papal visit by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Spain has received extensive media ...more

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