Pope Leo XIV to focus on Christian unity, relations with Islam in Turkey and Lebanon — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome on Thursday morning for his first international apostolic journey. The six day trip will include visiting Turkey and Lebanon. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV will leave Rome Thursday morning on his first international apostolic journey. The wide-ranging trip —…

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Report details persecution of Turkish Christians ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit — By: Catholic News Agency

The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). A Christian advocacy group’s report details “legal, institutional, and social hostility” toward Turkish Christians as Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day visit…

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Catholic Charities gives Thanksgiving meals, winter coats to people in need — By: Catholic News Agency

Catholic Charities D.C. provides Thanksgiving meals to guests on Nov. 25, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Ralph Alswang for Catholic Charities D.C. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities D.C. in the Archdiocese of Washington teamed up with a metropolitan utility company this week to offer a Thanksgiving meal and…

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Vatican City: How the world's smallest state is governed — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts. / Credit: “EWTN Noticias”/Screenshot Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to…

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Slovenia rejects euthanasia law in referendum, freezes issue for at least a year — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Patrick Thomas/Shutterstock EWTN News, Nov 26, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Slovenian voters have rejected a proposed euthanasia law in a Nov. 23 referendum, blocking legislation that would have allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives. The bill, passed by the Slovenian Parliament four months earlier, was opposed by 53.43% of…

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