Zuppi was considered a serious contender for pope before Leo was elected last May. That means he carries a lot of weight in the Church, so something like this can't be considered a private, spur-of-the-moment decision on his part but an act that has full Vatican backing.

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Christians are being slaughtered in Syria after a terrorist leader was made head of state and welcomed to the White House.

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🇺🇸🇯🇵 Everyone in Japan knows "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver. We cover it all the time so I hope our American friends can appreciate it.

Celebrate Jesus Christ this week.

JERUSALEM The decision by Israeli police to prevent Cardinal Pizzaballa and the Custos of the Holy Land from entering the Holy Sepulchre has been called a: 'manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure' The criticism was made in a joint statement The

In hoc signo vinces.

Cardinal Pizzaballa on Palm Sunday: “In this afternoon of Palm Sunday we gather without a procession, without palms waving through the streets. This absence is not merely a matter of formalities. It is the war that has interrupted our festive journey, making even the simple joy

I appreciate the Israeli government’s security concerns. I understand that they’ve closed all holy sites. They have no right whatsoever to ban the Latin Patriarch from the Holy Sepulchre on any occasion, much less on Palm Sunday.

“It is not hatred that is wrong. It is hating the wrong thing that is wrong.” Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen.