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Trump takes another swipe at the Pope following the audience granted by Leo XIV to the mayor of Chicago

The controversy erupted after Johnson visited the Vatican on May 28 and met with the Pope. Photographs released afterward showed the Chicago-born pontiff and the mayor exchanging gifts.

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Pope Leo XIV and the Prime Minister of Canada Place Human Dignity at the Center of the AI Revolution During a Phone Call

On May 29, the Pope and the Canadian leader spoke by telephone following the publication of Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas

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Egypt Grants Legal Status to 191 More Church Buildings

In total, 3,804 churches and related buildings have been approved since the creation of a committee to review churches in 2016, according to media reports and watchdog group Christian Solidarity Worldwide

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Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom

One of the most alarming incidents occurred in the Christian village of Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank. On May 29, preparations for the community’s annual Marian festival were temporarily halted when Israeli military vehicles entered the village and ordered organizers to stop their work, despite the event having received the required authorizations from local authorities

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Israel expropriates the tomb of the prophet Samuel, but for the Palestinians the target is al-Aqsa

A new chapter in the silent war on heritage in the West Bank. The tomb of the prophet, north of Jerusalem, managed by the Islamic Waqf, has been seized in the latest act of the “Judaization” of Palestinian sites. Peace Now: the aim is to “expand and deepen the annexation”. Rumours of a plan by the Netanyahu government to strip Jordan of custody of Islam’s third holiest site.

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Questions about liturgy: Kissing the Altar

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

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Rightward Shift in Latin America Could Bolster Pro-Life at UN

A spate of right-wing victories in the region, including Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras, raises the possibility that Latin American delegations will align with the Trump administration, and not the European Union. The recently elected conservative leaders are openly pro-life and pro-family and embrace conservative policies more broadly.

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Soros Spends Big on UN Secretary General Campaign

The Secretary General vote is scheduled for July, and the four top candidates include Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rica’s Rebecca Grynspan, Argentina’s Rafael Mariano Grossi and Macky Sall of Senegal, each of whom was interviewed on April 21-22 before the General Assembly and civil society.

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Pope Leo XIV explains the Trinity through the Holy Spirit and the experience of Nicodemus

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, May 31, 2026

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