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Cardinal Harvey closes Holy Door at St Paul's Outside the Walls

In his homily during Mass in the papal basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Cardinal James Harvey reaffirms the central theme of the Jubilee: a trusting confidence capable of passing through history without succumbing to “naïve optimism.”

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Pope Leo at Angelus: Pray for peace and for families suffering due to war

During the Angelus on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Pope Leo reflects on how families can be a light in a society often marked by loneliness, despair, divisions, and conflicts.

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Jubilee Year concludes in particular Churches

The Holy Year concludes on Sunday, 28 December – the Feast of the Holy Family – in accordance with "Spes non confundit," the Bull of the Indiction of the 2025 Jubilee.

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Pope Leo sends aid to Ukraine for Holy Family Sunday

Pope Leo XIV donates three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according to Papal Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, intended to support families that, like the Holy Family, “are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.”

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Much of Kyiv without heat after deadly Russian airstrikes

Authorities say a third of Kyiv is without heating after a deadly Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures. The attack, which reportedly killed at least one person and wounded two dozen others, prompted nearby Poland to scramble fighter jets and close civilian airports.

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Receiving the 59th World Day of Peace Message in the current Australian context

Sister Adele Howard, RSM, a lecturer in Theology and Australian Studies at the Australian Catholic University looks at the 59th World Day of Peace Message of Pope Leo XIV in the current Australian context.

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U.S. strikes target IS‑linked militants in Nigeria

The Unites States carries our airstrikes on Islamic State‑linked militants in northwest Nigeria, striking several of the group's sites.

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Pope Leo to Taizé: Become pilgrims of trust, creators of peace and reconciliation

Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the 48th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community in France encouraging the participants to build peace among people and share humble and joyful hope with all those they encounter.

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Closeness is the legacy of the Jubilee, says Cardinal at closing of St. John Lateran Holy Door

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the closing of the Holy Door and the subsequent Mass and invites the faithful to manifest the presence of God in the places where there is no fraternity, justice, truth and peace.

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Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt deadly border clashes

The two South-Asian countries agreed on Saturday to stop weeks of intense conflict over disputed borders, which has caused the death of just over 100 people and the displacement of more than half a million people.

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