10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (233+ words) In his first Easter address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful message from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, urging the world to reject war and rediscover a commitment to peace. Speaking before tens of thousands gathered in…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (560+ words) Israeli authorities blocked senior Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, an unprecedented move that drew sharp criticism worldwide and disrupted one of Christianity's most sacred observances. Palm Sunday marks the Israel blocks Latin…...