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1 day ago · In a rare interview, Pope Francis answers questions on global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, migrants in the U.S., sexual abuse in the church, and more during a conversation with Norah O'Donnell.
4 days ago · Rasche said there are “many, many good people” who care in the State Department, USAID and other American agencies, but their “process-driven” approach has meant the “urgent reality of the situation” has been ignored, causing “tremendous harm, much of it regrettably permanent,” to the Christian and Yazidi minorities. Pope ...
1 day ago · Historical Background. The name “Yazidi,” used by outsiders, is nowadays resented because of its possible association with the ‘Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu‘āwiya; the community prefers the Kurdish-language term Êzdî or Êzîdî, for which various popular etymologies are given (such as from the Kurdish ez dam, “I was given” [i.e., created, by God]) that do not stand up to ...
1 day ago · O’Donnell did ask Pope Francis about the children of Gaza ahead of the Catholic Church’s inaugural World Children’s Day May 25-26, an observance instituted by the Vatican’s Dicastery for ...
3 days ago · The apex of the event came when the Pope embraced Maoz Inon, an Israeli whose parents were killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, and Aziz Sarah, a Palestinian, whose brother was killed in the war.
5 days ago · Nevertheless, Pope Francis did not wait for the completion of the construction to publish the "bull of indiction," a significant document launching the year-long celebration on Ascension Thursday ...
5 days ago · The Pope addresses his conservative critics in the church. "Conservative is one who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that. It is a suicidal attitude," says Pope Francis.
