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October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023
ROME – Amid international tensions surrounding the war in Gaza following the deadly bombing of a hospital, Pope Francis has called for another day of prayer and fasting for peace, saying war “cancels the future” and breeds hatred and revenge. Speaking to faithful attending his Oct. 18 General Audience, Francis said to the sound of
October 18, 2023
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land, has said that he would be willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas. The Islamist group are believed to have taken 199 people, among whom a significant number are children, hostage after their latest assault
October 18, 2023
ROME – Participants in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality selected by organisers to speak with the media have said Pope Francis’s comments on women priests and blessings for same-sex couples prior to the gathering eliminated the distraction of getting hung up on specific issues, thereby creating space for other topics to be addressed. The
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