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Hope for Lebanon and for the world

Hope for Lebanon and for the world

Our Editorial Director reflects on the message of hope offered by Lebanon, even ...

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Pope: ‘I was thinking of retiring, but instead I surrendered to God’

Pope: ‘I was thinking of retiring, but instead I surren...

Aboard the papal plane returning to Rome from Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV speaks to jo...

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Will Nigeria’s ‘security emergency’ declaration help Christians?

Will Nigeria’s ‘security emergency’ declaration help Ch...

President Tinubu declared a 'nationwide security emergency amid surging violence.

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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 Leo XIV meets and prays with Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul

Pope Leo XIV meets and prays with Ecumenical Patriarch ...

During his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye, Pope Leo XIV joins the Ecumenical Patri...

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Looking to Jerusalem and Jubilee of 2033, Pope Leo highlights path of unity

Looking to Jerusalem and Jubilee of 2033, Pope Leo high...

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I are joined by ecclesial lead...

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Pope at Mass: Bring hope in world where religion is used to justify war

Pope at Mass: Bring hope in world where religion is use...

Presiding over Mass in Istanbul, Türkiye, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone to take ti...

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A mosaic of different confessions and nationalities at Pope’s Mass in Istanbul

A mosaic of different confessions and nationalities at ...

The faithful present at the Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at the Volkswagen Ar...

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Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Day Three

Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Day Three

The highlights of Pope Leo XIV's third day in Türkiye include a visit to Istanbu...

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Starting Seven: November 28, 2025

Starting Seven: November 28, 2025

Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter.

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President of Germany’s ZdK re-elected

President of Germany’s ZdK re-elected

Irme Stetter-Karp won 80% of votes cast

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Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter's Square

Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St....

Workers erect the Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on Thursda...

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Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logi...

Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic clergy, religious brothers and sisters, and lay...