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Leo XIV Pope Leo: Peace is urgently needed, requiring responsible decisions

Antonella Palermo/ vaticannews.va: "Let the weapons fall silent, let the bombings cease, let an immediate ceasefire be reached, and let dialogue be strengthened to pave the way toward peace."   Four years after the start of the war against Ukraine, the Pope’s heart went out to the people living through such suffering devastation, which Pope Leo recalled following the Angelus prayer from the Apostolic Palace window, a war that is "unfolding before the eyes of the wh ...more

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“When two periods of fasting coincide”

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : This year, the blessed month of Ramadan for Muslims coincides with the Lenten Season ...more

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