A father prays with his young child in the Latin Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, December 2024. Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli The Catholic Church’s jubilee on the theme ...

Pope Francis begins a three-nation visit to Africa later on Wednesday. It will be his fourth visit to the continent since he became the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, compared to the ...

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