Pope Leo to visit Turkey, Lebanon in November in first trip abroad
Leo had been expected for months to travel to Turkey for his first trip abroad, but the additional visit to Lebanon only emerged in discussions in recent weeks.
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US appeals court to reconsider Louisiana's Ten Commandments law it struck down
Christian group honors October 7 victims with sweeping flag campaign
Trump faith advisor Paula White tops list of Israel’s 50 leading Christian allies
Church of England names Sarah Mullally as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally will become the ceremonial head of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, and faces a tough challenge in bridging the divide between conservative and liberal Anglicans.
LDS Church bids farewell to President Russell M. Nelson, longest-lived leader since 1830 founding
Nelson took the helm in 2018 at age 93, expanding temple construction and reversing a policy that barred baptism for children of same-sex couples.
Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters
Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing.
Why is the Rapture trending right now? - explainer
South African Pastor Joshua Mhlakela predicted the rapture would occur on September 23.
Nun on the run! Elderly nuns escape retirement home to return to shuttered convent
Former students helped the nuns escape their retirement home and return to the Kloster Goldenstein convent in Elsbethen
Greek authorities arrest abbot alleged to have been trafficking church relics
Six defendants are being held over the charges, which saw prized historic artefacts listed for sale at €200,000.
Pope decries 'unacceptable' plight of Palestinians in Gaza, urges truce
"I express my deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza," Pope Leo said.
Retired vicar arrested for extreme body modification ring ran by the ‘Eunuch Maker’
His guilty plea came after the discovery on his phone of a video revealing Baulcomb performing a procedure on a man’s penis with a pair of nail scissors.
‘God’s influencer’ becomes first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis passed from Leukaemia in 2006 but, ahead of his death, had spread the teachings of Catholicism and set up a website to document reports of miracles.
Pope Leo's meeting with Herzog reveals Vatican's new diplomatic style
Leo, who became the first US pontiff when he was elected in May, takes an approach that is more muted than his predecessor Pope Francis.
