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Death toll in Gaza nears 59,000 as Israeli forces pound the enclave

At least 30 Palestinians across Gaza were killed in Israeli attacks on Friday. As the death toll in the enclave nears 59,000, the UN General Assembly adopts a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a year.

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Zimbabwe: Scarcity of vocations to the priesthood

The Church in Zimbabwe is grappling with a severe shortage of vocations to the priesthood, with numbers of candidates to the Major seminary constantly dwindling in the past ten years.

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Gaza: A people under attack amid the globalization of indifference

Our Editorial Director reflects on the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza amid the absurd escalation of war.

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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.

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Caritas Jerusalem: Places of worship, civilian lives must be respected

Following the attack on Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza, the Caritas confederation releases statements of solidarity and calls for “respect for the sacredness of life and the spaces that protect it.”

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Pope calls Patriarch Pizzaballa to express closeness after Gaza parish attack

Pope Leo XIV has called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem enters Gaza to visit the Holy Family Catholic Church after the Israeli strike that killed 3 people and injured several others taking refuge there.

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Netanyahu‘s wars

As the Israeli PM orders military actions that appear to be aimed at asserting his own political strength amid domestic and international pressure, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is catastrophic and regional instability continues to escalate.

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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.

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Shopping center fire leaves more than 60 dead in Iraq

A fire at a new shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut killed more than 60 people, including women and children. According to a statement from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, most victims died from suffocation, and 14 bodies remain unidentified.

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Holy See: Debt relief for developing nations a ‘moral responsibility’

The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations affirms the Church’s commitment to eradicating poverty and calls on developed nations to assist developing countries with debt relief to aid their growth.

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