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UNIFIL peacekeping mission to end southern Lebanon
Posted on 08/30/2025 05:07 AM ()
Following the UN Security Council's decision to end its peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, Bishop César Essayan, Apostolic Vicar of Beirut, expresses concern over the effects of the decision while hoping for 'a dignified peace' in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Pope Leo meets with President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe
Posted on 08/30/2025 04:59 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
When peace considered impossible became reality
Posted on 08/30/2025 04:55 AM ()
On the anniversary of the ceasefire declared by the IRA on 31 August 1994, which marked a crucial turning point in the peace process in Northern Ireland, we republish excerpts from a speech given last April at Queen's University in Belfast by one of the protagonists of the Good Friday Agreement signed on 10 April 1998, former US Senator George J. Mitchell.
Marking the 31st anniversary of the ceasefire in Northern Ireland
Posted on 08/30/2025 04:54 AM ()
On 31 August 1994 the IRA publicly announced a ceasefire, a crucial step on the way to the landmark 1998 Good Friday Agreement that brought an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Pope Leo to open Augustinian General Chapter on September 1
Posted on 08/30/2025 04:51 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will preside at the opening Mass for the General Chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on September 1 in the Basilica of St. Augustine in Campo Marzio, Rome.
Haiti: Irish missionary, orphanage staff, 3-year-old released after abduction
Posted on 08/30/2025 01:47 AM ()
An Irish missionary has been released from captivity in Haiti, along with 6 orphanage staff and a 3-year-old child, following a kidnap ordeal that lasted nearly a month.
Lord's Day reflection: False virtues
Posted on 08/29/2025 08:24 AM ()
As the Church marks the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on "The false virtues: why our culture's strengths are really sins".
UN warns Israeli Gaza offensive could be ‘beyond catastrophic’
Posted on 08/29/2025 08:16 AM ()
United Nations officials are warning of potentially devastating consequences from Israel’s planned military takeover of Gaza City
Deadly Russian strikes devastate Kyiv, kill at least 23
Posted on 08/29/2025 08:12 AM ()
The death toll from Russian rocket and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv continues to rise. Authorities said Friday that at least 23 people, including children, were killed overnight in the deadliest assault on the city in months.
Diane Foley meets the Pope: How I came to forgive my son's murderer
Posted on 08/29/2025 05:42 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives Diane Foley alongside writer Colum McCann, with whom she co-authored a book recounting the events surrounding her son’s death and the profound human and spiritual journey she undertook—a painful path of love and a desire to understand, which even led her to meet one of her son’s killers.