A soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas after the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack in a Tel Aviv train station on Jan. 14, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel. / Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Israel and Hamas forces have agreed…

Pope Francis meets with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 15, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The Cuban government announced the release of 553 prisoners through the mediation of Pope Francis “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025.” “President [Miguel]…

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 15, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a global commitment to eradicate child labor, saying injustices committed against “the invisible…

Church at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria. / Credit: Father Samuel Kanta Sakaba, rector of a Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed and kidnapped in 2024, according to the latest report from advocacy group…