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A voter casts a ballot in the parliamentary election at a polling station in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on May 15, 2022. / Credit: IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images ACI MENA, Oct 9, 2025 / 08:12 am (CNA). Lebanon’s diaspora has long been celebrated as the country’s greatest strength, yet when it comes…

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during an audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 9, 2025 / 09:12 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV sent a letter this week commending Catholic Charities USA for being “agents of hope” to vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees. …

Pope Leo XIV views a display of headlines on his election to the pontificate during a meeting with the MINDS Conference in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 9, 2025 / 10:44 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said news agencies have the responsibility to uphold principles that…

A jury awarded $5 million to a New Jersey man who said he was sexually abused in a Catholic school in 1976. / Credit: corgarashu/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:14 am (CNA). A jury in New Jersey has awarded a man $5 million in damages for a sexual assault that occurred at a…

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks out at some of the destruction in Gaza. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem ACI MENA, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA). The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has welcomed the announcement of an agreement to halt attacks in the Gaza Strip and to ensure…