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Pope begins cardinals’ gathering with anti-war message
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) Pope Leo XIV is hosting a closed-door assembly of cardinals from around the world at the Vatican. Published Jun 26, 2026, 05:35 PM Updated Jun 26, 2026, 05:55 PM VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV said people should “resolve conflicts as human beings and not as beasts…...
Iranian pilgrims mourn their war dead during Ashura rituals
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (262+ words) A Shi'ite Muslim woman walks through water mist sprayed to cool people from the heat ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Karbala, Iraq June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Published Jun 25, 2026, 10:26 PM Ashura falls on the…...
Iran authorities shutter cafe over alleged ‘satanic’ activities: media
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) The Iranian authorities have long carried out raids and arrests targeting gatherings or networks accused of promoting “satanism". Published May 31, 2026, 04:37 PM TEHRAN – The Iranian authorities have shut down a cafe in central Tehran over allegations that it promoted “satanic” activities,…...
Iran war raises airfares for haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) Published May 30, 2026, 03:10 PM Updated May 30, 2026, 06:53 PM MECCA – Muslims have long flocked to Saudi Arabia for one of religion’s most important rituals, the six-day haj pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca. Only that in 2026, the journey has turned out to…...
Climate change making haj hotter, less safe: Study
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) 2026’s haj gathering was again held in temperatures exceeding 40 deg C. Published May 29, 2026, 07:34 AM MECCA - Climate change is gradually shrinking the times of year when the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage can take place in safe weather conditions, according to a…...
A year into papacy, Pope Leo finds his ‘clarion voice’
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (874+ words) Pope Leo at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea on April 22. He is likely to keep up the forceful tone he debuted in Africa, experts said, amid the Vatican's concerns about the direction of global leadership. Published May 06, 2026, 01:05 PM Updated May…...
‘Tell God the truth’: The Ukrainian priest confronting the toll of war
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (761+ words) Military chaplain Mykola Bagirov prays with Ukrainian military members on April 12. Published Apr 30, 2026, 02:25 PM KHARKIV, Ukraine – Chaplain Mykola Bagirov placed pieces of consecrated bread on an altar set up behind a camouflage net in a forest in north-eastern Ukraine, several…...
Pope Leo says those who wage war are thieves stealing away our peaceful future
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) Pope Leo XIV looks on as he meets with Catholic religious education teachers attending a national meeting organised by the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Published Apr 26, 2026, 08:12 PM ROME,…...
Pope says atomic energy must be used only for peace
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St Peter's square during the Regina Coeli prayer in The Vatican on April 26, 2025. Published Apr 26, 2026, 07:18 PM VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear…...
At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Pope Leo XIV leads the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Published Apr 05, 2026, 04:59 AM VATICAN CITY, April 4 - Pope Leo led the world's Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St....