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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...
Pope Leo urges new bishops to embrace humility, dialogue and vigilance in ministry
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo addressed nearly 200 newly appointed bishops on Thursday, September 11, offering wide-ranging guidance on...
Youth Jubilee draws Catholics from 146 countries for Holy Year celebration in Rome
ROME (Realist English). Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics filled the streets and piazzas of Rome this weekend for the...
Pope Leo XIV revives Castel Gandolfo retreat, signaling shift in Vatican style
CASTEL GANDOLFO (Realist English). After a 12-year hiatus, Pope Leo XIV will restore the centuries-old tradition of papal summer retreats...
AI deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV surge online, exposing gaps in platform safeguards
ROME (Realist English). AI-generated videos and audio clips of Pope Leo XIV are proliferating rapidly across social media, drawing millions...
Vatican elects new pope: Robert Francis Prevost becomes Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (Realist News Agency). The College of Cardinals has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new head of...
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...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
Iran says armed terror cells dismantled as unrest turns deadly
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian security and judicial authorities say they have dismantled several armed terror cells and arrested dozens of...
China and African Union call for respect for sovereignty after U.S. raid on Venezuela
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). China and the African Union issued a joint call on Thursday for strict adherence to international...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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