Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Monday as he kicked off day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country with a visit to a famous pilgrimage site.
Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw rice in celebration…
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Pope prays for peace in Lebanon and the region
Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Monday on day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country, with joyful Lebanese welcoming the pontiff at two famous pilgrimage sites.
Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw…
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Pope to urge unity, bring hope to Lebanese youth on day two of visit
Pope Leo XIV is set to urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, bringing a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.
After arriving from Turkey on his inaugural visit abroad as…
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As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
Sitting alongside the US president, the gold trim of his robes matching the molding of Donald Trump’s Oval Office, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman radiated regal confidence.
Smiling easily, the kingdom’s 40-year-old de facto…
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Haredi rioters clash with police at march feting draft dodger released from prison
Police use water canon, mounted cops to disperse rioters in Jerusalem * Trump says freeze on asylum decisions to last ‘a long time’ after killing of two National Guard troops
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Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip
Aleem MaqboolReligion Editor, Travelling with the Pope, Beirut
Getty ImagesThe Pope arrived in Beirut on Sunday Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut a week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital.
For a man known for…
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West Bank settlers rob, attack Canadian, Italian activists
West Bank settlers rob, attack Canadian, Italian activists | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”They stole my passport, my phone, my wallet, my bank cards, and then they left,” one of the alleged victims said while describing the…
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Four foreign activists said wounded by settlers near Jericho, one seriously
Four foreign pro-Palestinian activists — three Italians and one Canadian — were injured Sunday, one of them seriously, in a settler attack near Jericho, the Palestinian Authority’s WAFA news agency reported.
Medical and security…
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US, Syrian forces strike Islamic State assets
US, Syrian forces strike Islamic State assets | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building…
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US seeks to allay Ukraine’s qualms over Trump’s peace plan in Florida talks
HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (AP) — Top White House officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with…
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