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Image for Road to Canterbury: Church of England’s new head walks ancient pilgrimage routeHeadlines

Road to Canterbury: Church of England’s New Head Walks Ancient Pilgrimage Route

Image for Belgian bishop challenges Pope Leo to allow married priests by 2028Headlines

Belgian Bishop Challenges Pope Leo to Allow Married Priests by 2028

Image for Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump, Israel to end war 'as soon as possible'Headlines

Top Vatican Cardinal Urges Trump, Israel to End War 'as Soon as Possible'

Image for Ilia II, patriarch who led Georgian Church out of the Soviet Union, dies at 93Headlines

Ilia Ii, Patriarch Who Led Georgian Church Out of the Soviet Union, Dies at 93

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Thiel's Secretive Rome Conference Draws Church Attention

Date: March 15, 2026

By Crispian Balmer ROME, March 15 (Reuters) - Peter Thiel, the U.S. billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of President Donald Trump, launched on Sunday a series of closed-door lectures in...

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Pope Leo Decries 'atrocious Violence' in Iran War, Urges Ceasefire

Date: March 15, 2026

VATICAN CITY, March 15 (Reuters) - Pope Leo made an impassioned plea on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in the expanding Iran war, lamenting "atrocious violence" that he said had killed thousands of...

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Pope Leo Says Christians Who Start Wars Should Go to Confession

Date: March 13, 2026

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo suggested on Friday that Christian political leaders who start wars should go to confession and assess whether they are following the...

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Pope Leo Urges End to Bombing, Calls for Dialogue Amid Iran, Middle East Violence

Date: March 8, 2026

VATICAN CITY, March 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that deeply troubling news continued to arrive from Iran and across the Middle East, urging an end to the violence and renewed efforts to open...

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Pope Leo Names Former Envoy to Duterte's Philippines as Ambassador to US

Date: March 7, 2026

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday named a senior Church diplomat who represented the Vatican in the Philippines during former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on...

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Conservative Anglicans Challenge Archbishop of Canterbury With Rival Leadership

Date: March 5, 2026

By Camillus Eboh and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA, March 5 (Reuters) - An influential group of conservative Anglicans announced on Thursday the establishment of a new council to lead the global Anglican...