At least 29 Palestinians, including at least six children, die in Israeli strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip since dawn.

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John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His birth came just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars which ravaged the area. Compounding the problems on his birthday, there was also a drought and a famine at the time of his birth. At the age of two, John lost his father, leaving him and his two older brothers to be raised by his mother, Margherita. His "Mama Margherita Occhiena" would herself be declared venerable by the ...

In a message for the 30th anniversary of the Italian newspaper "Il Foglio", Pope Leo XIV reminds the press of their responsibility to resist "extremist and misleading polarization that reduces reality to a parody of itself."

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Pope Leo XIV blesses a Marian mosaic and an image of St. Rose of Lima in the Vatican Gardens, and upholds the first saint born in the Americas as an example of our earthly journey of sanctification.

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The UN Children's Agency warns it is becoming increasingly difficult to reach just one child in Sudan's Darfur region amid a violent situation.

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Pope Leo XIV tells young participants in the Political Innovation Hackathon’s 'One Humanity, One Planet' Conference that 'there can be no peace while humanity wages war against itself,' and warns that 'no policy can genuinely serve the people if it denies the unborn the gift of life, or if it neglects to support those in need.'

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A telegram conveying Pope Leo XIV’s best wishes was read during a gathering held at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington to celebrate Cardinal Christophe Pierre on his birthday. Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute of the Secretariat of State, was present at the event.

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Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram to all those affected by Storm Kristin, which has killed at least 6 people and crippled central Portugal.

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Pope Leo XIV sends his encouragement to athletes competing in the 25th Winter Olympic Games, held in Milan and Cortina, inviting them to embrace the true values of sport.

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In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, we take a look at the Nineveh Fast celebrated in particular by the Syriac Churches.

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