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Pope Leo XIV urges European institutions to promote a 'healthy secularism'
Pope Leo XIV receives the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of European Parliament, insisting that 'European institutions need people who know how to live 'a healthy secularism,' and reaffirming that 'being...
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Miracle on the Mediterranean—an Appeal to the Vatican State
Activists and human rights defenders ride aboard a vessel departing from Tunisia’s northern port of Bizerte on September 14, 2025 to join the last boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade...
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King Charles to make state visit to Vatican next month
King Charles III (gg.govt.nz/Mark Tantrum) King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace has announced. Source: Catholic Herald. The visit was originally scheduled for April this year...
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Trump’s Gaza policy and the Vatican’s silence: A matter of moral consistency
President Trump’s re-election had established the analysts’ worst fears about his policy on Gaza and Palestinian rights. Despite campaign promises of a halt to the Gaza war in days, his policies have systematically protracted the conflict and...
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Pope appoints Campisi as Vatican envoy to UNESCO
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Roberto Campisi as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to UNESCO in Paris. On 27 September it was announced that the Sicilian-born prelate, who had spent the past three years as Assessor for General Affairs in...
Global faith leader and medical trailblazer Russell M. Nelson dies at age 101
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KIFI) — Communities worldwide are mourning the passing of Russell M. Nelson, the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a former world-renowned heart surgeon. President Nelson passed away...
Pope Leo Meets Queen Rania and King Abdullah
Queen Rania and King Abdullah of Jordan met with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Tuesday. The meeting marked the Jordanian royals’ first visit with the new pope since his inauguration in May. While the King and Queen did...
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Pope Leo makes surprise pick as his successor in powerful Vatican office
Pope Leo during the Jubilee of Catechists Audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican (Picture: Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Pope Leo XIV has named a relatively unknown Italian cleric to lead the Vatican office he previously...
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Vatican not ready to declare war in Gaza genocide: pope in book
The Holy See is not ready to declare Israel’s campaign in Gaza genocide, Pope Leo XIV said in an interview given in July but published Thursday. “The word genocide is being thrown around more and more,” the pope said in an interview with US...
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Leo XIV to Italy: Protect family, welcome migrants, defend life
The pontiff met with Italian political leaders, calling attention to major social issues and thanking them for logistical support for Vatican events. Leo XIV made his first official visit to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio...
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
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King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. "Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake a...
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First time: King Charles III to visit Vatican in October
Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican in late October to meet Pope Leo XIV and take part in special Jubilee year celebrations focused on unity and “Pilgrims of Hope.” King Charles III, head...
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King Charles to Visit Vatican in October
King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. "Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake a...
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King Charles and Camilla to make state visit to Vatican in late October
London, England, Sep 26, 2025 / 19:01 pm King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be making their first state visit to the Vatican in late October, Buckingham Palace has announced. The palace said in a Sept. 27 statement that the king and queen...
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King Charles to visit Vatican and meet Pope Leo for first time
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace has said. The trip in late October will come about six months after the royal couple visited Leo’s...
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King Charles to meet Pope Leo on rearranged Vatican visit
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in October. A previous official visit to the Vatican was postponed earlier this year because of the poor health of the pontiff's predecessor, Pope...
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King Charles, Queen Camilla plan Vatican visit in October to meet Pope Leo
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, making a trip which they had been forced to cancel in April because of the failing health of the late Pope Francis. The...
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I did it—I found the worst-ever diet cola: Don’t Watch This; Watch That, Week 5
This week: the thrill of Aldi and the agony of Hy-Vee, on how MNW will lose his family, and some lightly-plagiarized trivia. Because I go through caffeinated drinks like they’re water during the semester, I don’t have the budget to blow on the big...
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King Charles III to visit Vatican in October
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. “Their Majesties The King...
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