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Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Gaza during phone call with Israeli PM Netanyahu

In the wake of the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone, with the Pope reaffirming the urgent need to protect places of worship and achieve a ceasefire. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Amid the ongoing …
Catholic Sen. Tim Kaine blasts GOP for slashing aid funding

By Amira Abuzeid CNA Newsroom, Jul 17, 2025 / 15:58 pm U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a speech on the Senate floor on July 16 denouncing cuts to federal funding of faith-based organizations that play critical roles in refugee resettlement and international humanitarian aid. The Rescissions Act of 2025, pushed …
8 things to know about the only Catholic parish in Gaza

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 04:10 am A reported strike on the only Catholic Church in Gaza killed three people and injured nine others July 17, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM. Among the injured was the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Pictures showed damage …
Israeli forces strike Catholic Parish in Gaza

The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning resulting in several injuries including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. By Vatican News The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip, was hit by a tank this morning, …
Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parish

Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of closeness to the people of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza after an attack by Israeli troops in which two people were killed and several others seriously injured. By Francesca Merlo Pope Leo XIV has renewed his calls for “an immediate ceasefire” …
Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 16, 2025 / 10:30 am Pope Leo XIV has encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to support sick and injured children from war zones. “It is still possible — it is always possible — to …
Miami archbishop calls for administration, Congress to change course on immigration

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 15, 2025 / 12:53 pm With the Trump administration having “effectively achieved control of the border,” Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is now urging the president and Congress to turn to expanding legal pathways for unlawfully present migrants who have committed no other crimes to …
Pope meets with Ukrainian President

Pope Leo XIV and President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss the war in Ukraine, the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, and the Holy See’s continued support for dialogue and peace. By Francesca Merlo On Tuesday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a private audience at the papal …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Iowa priest to lead mission diocese of Baker, Oregon

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 12:30 pm Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker, a mission diocese in eastern Oregon. The bishop-elect, who celebrates 21 years as a priest on July …
San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico

By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, will hold a celebration in Spanish and English on Sunday, July 13, commemorating the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, a martyr of the religious persecution Mexico experienced in the 1920s and …