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UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV honors 'courageous Christian witness of the Armenian people' in Istanbul

Pope Leo XIV with Armenian Patriarch Sahak II Mashalian at the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 30, 202...

Advent: What is it and how should it be celebrated?

Advent candles. / Credit: Romolo Tavini/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Advent begins this year on Sunday, Nov. 30. Mos...

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV concludes historic papal visit to Turkey, leaves for Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV attends a Divine Liturgy celebrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (left) at the Orthodox Patriarchal Church of Saint Georg...

How the Catholic Church brings hope to the 'tiger widows' of Bangladesh

Tiger widow Zebunnesa Khatun, wife of late Mohor Ali, receives help from Caritas Khulna Region on Nov. 15, 2025. / Credit: Caritas Bangladesh ...

Don’t let Christmas take you by surprise: advice on Advent from the Church

null / Lisa Missenda / Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Nov 29, 2025 / 12:36 pm (CNA). The First Sunday of Advent 2025 is tomorrow, Nov. 30, les...

Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical and interreligious unity

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025. / Screenshot: Vatican Media Istanbul, Turkey, ...