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Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters during his flight to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025.

Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts

Nov 30, 2025

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon on November 30, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war

Nov 30, 2025

The sky over Lebanon opened Sunday not to warplanes but to the aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV.

Scenes of David as shepherd defending his flock from a lion and a bear at the base of the Tickhill Psalter’s Tree of Jesse.

PHOTOS: Tickhill Psalter’s Jesse Tree shines in Morgan Library’s Advent exhibit

Nov 30, 2025

A full-page Jesse Tree introduces the Psalms in the Tickhill Psalter, a 14th-century illuminated manuscript on view through Advent and Christmas in New York City.

Pope Leo XIV meets with Armenian Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian at the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 30, 2025.

UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV honors ‘courageous Christian witness of the Armenian people’ in Istanbul

Nov 30, 2025

Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Advent candles.

Advent: What is it and how should it be celebrated?

Nov 30, 2025

Need a refresher on Advent? Here’s some info that can help you live a great Advent this year.

Tiger widow Zebunnesa Khatun, wife of late Mohor Ali, receives help from Caritas Khulna Region on Nov. 15, 2025.

How the Catholic Church brings hope to the ‘tiger widows’ of Bangladesh

Nov 29, 2025

Caritas Bangladesh provides sewing machines and livelihood support to “tiger widows” — women whose husbands were killed by Bengal tigers.

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Don’t let Christmas take you by surprise: Advice on Advent from the Church

Nov 29, 2025

The Church provides songs, signs, and symbols to enter into the season of Advent more fruitfully.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical, and interreligious unity

Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace.

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Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople sign a joint declaration at the Palace of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I ‘deeply alarmed’ by global tensions

Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by the current international situation.”

The flights for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.

Airbus computer issue affects papal plane during trip to Turkey

Nov 29, 2025

Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.

Seminarians at St. Paul’s Major Seminary on the Indonesian island of Flores.

How a remote island in Indonesia forms hundreds of priests for the world

Nov 29, 2025

Flores hosts several seminaries, most clustered around Maumere on the island’s northern coast.

Ireland West Airport in Knock, Ireland.

How Knock Shrine led a priest to build a successful airport

Nov 29, 2025

Monsignor James Horan’s ambitious airport project is still transforming the west of Ireland 40 years later.

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