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OSV Editors: He left for Turkey and Lebanon as Pope Leo; he came back as Pontifex

OSV Editors: He left for Turkey and Lebanon as Pope Leo...

Even if Pope Leo XIV’s Thanksgiving trip to Turkey and Lebanon began with lighth...

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The boozy brew Charles Dickens popularized, and its connection to St. Nicholas

The boozy brew Charles Dickens popularized, and its con...

The Dutch still brew Bisschopswijn or Bishop's Wine, as a way to mark "Sinterkla...

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Pope Leo’s childhood home in Chicago suburb now a historic landmark

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Chicago suburb now a histo...

Mayor Jason House described the property as one of the "most culturally and spir...

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Retired FDNY chief dies of 9/11-related illness; he lost son in 9/11, became voice of victims

Retired FDNY chief dies of 9/11-related illness; he los...

Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James "Jim" Riches, who died Nov. 27, had a strong Cat...

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Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ captures the beauty of an ordinary life

Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ captures the beauty of an ordi...

While many movies focus on characters who accomplish remarkable feats or exhibit...

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The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of $1.86 million

The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus...

St. Peter’s Square during the declaration of St. John Henry Newman a doctor of t...

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Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrounded by the sound of weapons’

Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrou...

Pope Leo XIV addressed Lebanon’s bishops, clergy, and pastoral workers at Hariss...

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Pope Leo tells Lebanese religious leaders unity and peace are possible

Pope Leo tells Lebanese religious leaders unity and pea...

Pope Leo XIV in Harissa, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Beir...

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Pope Leo to Lebanese youth: Love, not retaliation, is the real answer to evil

Pope Leo to Lebanese youth: Love, not retaliation, is t...

Pope Leo XIV greets a young mother and her child outside of the Monastery of St....

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Aid to the Church in Need welcomes appointment of Cardinal Koch as its new president

Aid to the Church in Need welcomes appointment of Cardi...

Cardinal Kurt Koch during an interview with EWTN News. / Credit: EWTN News ACI ...

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Pope to give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to conductor Riccardo Muti at Christmas concert

Pope to give 2025 Ratzinger Prize to conductor Riccardo...

Conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the 2025 Ratzinger Prize. / Credit: Ric...

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New EWTN docuseries commemorates 100th anniversary of Christ the King

New EWTN docuseries commemorates 100th anniversary of C...

Aidan Gallagher, director of EWTN Ireland, speaks at the premiere of “The Kingsh...

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Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to move beyond outdated theological disputes

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to move beyond outdated t...

Pope Leo XIV receives Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at the Vatican on ...

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Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

null / Credit: Alex Studio/Shutterstock Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (...

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Pope arrives in Turkey giving thanks, preaching peace

Pope arrives in Turkey giving thanks, preaching peace

Pope Leo XIV began his first papal trip speaking of dialogue, peace and thanksgi...

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UN report: Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed somewhere in the world

UN report: Every 10 minutes, a woman is killed somewher...

Nov. 25 is observed as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...