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Fr. Patton: Holy Land needs leaders to commit to reconciliation

In an interview with Vatican Media, the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, discusses the wounds caused by the war, the Two-State solution, the role of Christians, and paths to peace.

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Pope: Couples need Church's help

Pope Francis thanks the Teams of Our Lady International Catholic Movement dedicated to helping Christian couples for their efforts, stressing that safeguarding marriage safeguards families, and that young couples should not be left alone but must be bolstered by Christ, community and prayer.

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Pope meets with 100 priests at Rome’s Holy Cross Basilica

Pope Francis visits the Basilica of the Holy Cross for a closed-door meeting with around 100 priests of the Diocese of Rome.

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Pope Francis to visit Trieste for Italian Catholic Social Week

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Trieste on July 7 to take part in the Italian Catholic Social Week, where he will meet with migrants and people on the margins of society.

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After Rome meeting, parish priests head home as ‘missionaries of synodality'

Vatican News speaks to three of the 300 clergymen who gathered in Rome this week for a conference entitled 'Parish Priests for the Synod'.

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St. Peter’s Square to host photographic exhibition "Changes”

The famous Bernini's Colonnade embracing St. Peter’s Basilica will be home to the exhibition presenting a photographic interpretation of Saint Francis’ "Song of Creatures" raise awareness on the dramatic effects of human-made climate change on God’s Creation.

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Türkiye suspends all trade with Israel over Gaza war

As the war in the Holy Land continues to cause great suffering, Türkiye has suspended all trade with Israel over its operation in Gaza.

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Pope: 'All young people deserve equal job opportunities'

Meeting with the National Vocational Training Confederation (CONFAP), Pope Francis encourages the Italian Catholic network to focus its attention on young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are marginalized by the job market and feel rejected by society.

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Pope: Education must form people, not offer impossible ideals

Pope Francis meets with members of the Blanquerna Foundation from Barcelona, and urges Catholic universities to provide education that helps people form their minds and hearts, without seeking to create “illusory replicas of impossible ideals.”

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News from the Orient – May 3, 2024

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians following the Julian calendar celebrate Palm Sunday, Cardinal Louis Sako marks his priestly jubilee, and St. Joseph Universiry in Beirut nears its 150th anniversary.

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