Scenes of David as shepherd defending his flock from a lion and a bear at the base of the Tickhill Psalter’s Tree of Jesse. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library, Spencer Collection New York City, New York, Nov 30, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Part of the New York Public Library’s…

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon on November 30, 2025. / Vatican Media Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 08:32 am (CNA). The sky over Lebanon — once dominated by missile exchanges and relentless air raids during the 2023–2024 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel — opened Sunday not to warplanes but to the aircraft carrying…

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters during his flight to Lebanon on Nov. 30, 2025. / Credit: Elias Turk/EWTN News Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that…

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Nov. 30, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 30, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address at the Presidential Palace in Baabda…

Advent candles. / Credit: Romolo Tavini/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Advent begins this year on Sunday, Nov. 30. Most Catholics — even those who don’t often go to Mass — know that Advent involves a wreath with candles, possibly a “calendar” of hidden chocolates, and untangling strings of Christmas lights….

Pope Leo XIV with Armenian Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian at the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 30, 2025. / Vatican Media Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:50 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with the Armenian Apostolic…