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Israel blocks senior cleric from Holy Sepulchre amid tensions
JERUSALEM (Realist English). France and Italy have criticised Israel after authorities blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,...
Pope Leo XIV calls for moral renewal and global unity to end hunger at FAO anniversary in Rome
ROME (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV visited the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome on...
Pope Leo pledges continuity with Francis, signals no major changes in Church teaching
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo said he intends to continue many of Pope Francis’ hallmark policies — including outreach...
Gen Z drives unexpected revival of Catholic faith in Europe
ROME (Realist English). The Roman Catholic Church, long associated with aging congregations and declining attendance in the West, is witnessing...
Conclave begins in Vatican to elect new pope after death of Francis
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave to elect a new pope officially began in the Sistine...
Pope Francis laid to rest as the Catholic Church enters sede vacante
ROME (Realist English). A solemn funeral for Pope Francis was held at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April...
Pope Francis dies at 88 after decade-long papacy marked by reform and controversy
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed...
Pope Francis makes second public appearance since illness, greets 20,000 on Palm Sunday
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis appeared in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, delivering a brief greeting to over...
Confrontation of imperialisms is at the heart of the conflict in the Ukraine — Pope
VATICAN (Realist English). Details of the meeting of Pope Francis with 19 Jesuits of the Society of Jesus of the...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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