3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (379+ words) Among the key findings are ancient lists of chapters considered the oldest known for St. Paul's epistles, which differ notably from the current division of these texts. An international team of scholars led by Professor Garrick V. Allen of the University…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (710+ words) In a wide-ranging pastoral letter, the cardinal addressed the highly divisive conflict and its spiritual undercurrents, proposing a response based on the prophetic vision of the new Jerusalem. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, published an extensive pastoral…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (409+ words) Jesus was waiting for us," a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17. Amid widespread destruction and amid the rubble in the southern Lebanese village of…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (687+ words) Israel and Poland's foreign ministers argue on X, a mosaic of Jesus by a survivor of Nazism will be saved, South Korea's Catholic population grows, and more in this week's world news roundup. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and his…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (731+ words) Pope Leo XIV and U. S. bishops have said the war fails just'war criteria, warning it lacks proportionality, last resort, and a clear moral end. Former U. S. Attorney General Bill Barr made the case for America's war with Iran as meeting Catholic criteria…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (335+ words) Two soldiers involved will receive 30 days of military detention, Israeli authorities said. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) helped a Catholic village in southern Lebanon replace a crucifix that one of its soldiers destroyed with a sledgehammer and punished two soldiers who…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (837+ words) On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's Rome synagogue visit, American Jewish and Catholic leaders promoted shared priorities. American Catholic and Jewish leaders and community members gathered April 16 at the St. John Paul II National Shrine…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (494+ words) The president downplayed his public criticism of Leo while falsely claiming that the Holy Father said Iran "can have a nuclear weapon." U. S. President Donald Trump on April 16 downplayed his recent public criticism of Pope Leo XIV, stating that he has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (941+ words) Religious Liberty commissioners met for their final scheduled meeting. Religious Liberty commissioners met for the final scheduled meeting and urged that the commission continue to "persevere in monitoring" threats to religious liberty. Chair Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Vice…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (673+ words) Politicians and faith leaders around the world condemned President Donald Trump's comments about the American pontiff. President Donald Trump sharply criticized Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, calling him "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" and saying he is…...