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Pope Leo XIV Begins South America Tour After Cancer SurgeryReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Begins South America Tour After Cancer Surgery

By Basant El-Faramawy Pope Leo XIV embarked on a demanding 12-day tour of South America on Friday, less than a...

Diwali 2026: India Celebrates Festival of Lights Amid Pollution ConcernsReligious Affairs

Diwali 2026: India Celebrates Festival of Lights Amid Pollution Concerns

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Millions across India are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, illuminating h...

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Tour Weeks After Lung SurgeryReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Tour Weeks After Lung Surgery

By Fatma Younis Pope Leo XIV embarked on a demanding 12-day tour of Latin America on Friday, visiting Uruguay,...

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Trip to Uruguay, Argentina, PeruReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Begins Latin America Trip to Uruguay, Argentina, Peru

By Fatma Younis Pope Leo XIV begins a 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on November 6, marking the l...

Pope Leo XIV Starts Latin America Trip in Uruguay After Cancer SurgeryReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Starts Latin America Trip in Uruguay After Cancer Surgery

By Islam El-Sakka Pope Leo XIV has begun a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, the reg...

Pope Leo XIV Embarks on 12-Day Latin America Tour Post-SurgeryReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Embarks on 12-Day Latin America Tour Post-Surgery

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Pope Leo XIV departed Friday on a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America, his longest ...

Sister June Carpenter, Last Shaker Member, Dies at 88 in MaineReligious Affairs

Sister June Carpenter, Last Shaker Member, Dies at 88 in Maine

By Basant El-Faramawy Sister June Carpenter, one of the last remaining members of the Shaker religious movemen...

Pope Leo Begins South America Tour After Cancer SurgeryReligious Affairs

Pope Leo Begins South America Tour After Cancer Surgery

By Islam El-Sakka The Vatican has issued a fresh health update on Pope Leo as he prepares for an intensive tou...

Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple holiday event at capitolReligious Affairs

Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple holiday event at capitol

By Fatma Younis A federal judge in Iowa has ordered state officials to approve a holiday event by the Satanic ...

Vatican: Pope Leo XIV Fit for South America Trip After Cancer SurgeryReligious Affairs

Vatican: Pope Leo XIV Fit for South America Trip After Cancer Surgery

By Karim Hammam Vatican officials confirmed Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV is in good health and will embark on a d...

Former Archbishop Welby calls slavery reparations 'moral evil'Religious Affairs

Former Archbishop Welby calls slavery reparations 'moral evil'

By Islam El-Sakka Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has described the idea of British taxpayer-fund...

Pope Leo XIV Urges Institutional Ethical Framework for AI DevelopmentReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Urges Institutional Ethical Framework for AI Development

By Basant El-Faramawy Pope Leo XIV on Friday told a Vatican gathering of artificial intelligence researchers a...

Pope Leo XIV Votes in US Midterms, First Pontiff to Cast Political BallotReligious Affairs

Pope Leo XIV Votes in US Midterms, First Pontiff to Cast Political Ballot

By Fatma Younis Pope Leo XIV has voted in the United States midterm elections, marking the first known instanc...

Vatican Unveils Popemobile Exhibition Spanning Nearly a CenturyReligious Affairs

Vatican Unveils Popemobile Exhibition Spanning Nearly a Century

By Sohaib Shams The Vatican Museums on Wednesday unveiled a preview of an exhibition commemorating "A Century ...