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Pope Leo XIV delivers first Christmas message calling for end to violence in Middle East, Russia-Ukraine war

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV appealed Thursday in his Christmas Day message for peace in conflict-scarred regions, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East and Ukraine. Speaking to tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his first Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” address, Latin for “to the city and to …

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Vatican confirms resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, announces new archbishop of New York

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Vatican on Thursday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and announced that Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, will become the next archbishop of New York. Hicks, 58, will succeed Dolan, who has led the archdiocese since 2009. He will become the fourteenth bishop and the eleventh archbishop to lead …

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Pro-life leader praises Vatican’s ‘inspiring’ anti-abortion Nativity scene: ‘It’s really beautiful’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group’s outreach initiatives. In an interview with Fox News Digital, 40 Days for Life CEO and founder …

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Pope Leo urges dialogue over military action after failed Maduro-Trump call

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo has spoken out about the dangers of military action by the U.S. in overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and appeared to ask President Trump to prioritize dialogue and diplomatic pressure, according to Vatican reports. The pontiff’s poignant appeal came as the White House intensified its campaign against Maduro this week, …

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Reporter’s Notebook: On the papal plane and beyond — covering Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip is over. A six-day pilgrimage to the Middle East wrapped up Tuesday in Beirut. We were in conflict-torn Lebanon just a few miles from the country’s Ground Zero, where on Aug. 4, 2020, a deadly blast in Beirut’s port killed over 200, injured thousands and left …

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Reporter’s Notebook: Thanksgiving weekend in Turkey with an American pope, next stop Lebanon

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Early on Sunday, we learned the Vatican’s chartered Airbus 320, which had ferried Pope Leo XIV, his entourage and 80 journalists to Turkey on Thanksgiving Day, was safe for travel after its software had been successfully updated.  Our flight to Lebanon is on. Hallelujah! I have been on nearly a dozen papal …

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Pope Leo XIV begins Lebanon visit amid economic crisis, heightened security concerns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, opening the second half of his first international trip as pontiff after three days in Turkey marked by calls for unity, peace and renewed ties among Christian communities.  His stop in Lebanon places him in a nation where Christians have long-faced war, instability and …

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Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip in Turkey with a visit to Christianity’s early heartlands

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV is using his very first foreign trip to make a statement that blends symbolism with geopolitical consequences. By landing in Turkey this morning for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and then into Lebanon’s ongoing economic and political freefall, the pope is stepping directly into places where …

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Pope Leo XIV receives invite to throw out first pitch at White Sox new stadium

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The minute sports fans found out there was a new American pope and he’d been born in Chicago, every American sports fan had one thought: was he a Cubs or White Sox fan? Soon, news emerged that he was a White Sox fan — not without a false report, however, that he …

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Pope Leo XIV calls out Christian persecution amid latest massacre of civilians in African nation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV called out the latest attack against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling attention to what he described as a growing global pattern of violence against the faithful. “In various parts of the world, Christians suffer discrimination and persecution. I think especially of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, …

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