
Pro-Life Nativity Scene Displayed in Vatican
In contrast to some controversial nativity scenes of previous years, this year the Vatican is showcasing a nativity scene that celebrates life.

In contrast to some controversial nativity scenes of previous years, this year the Vatican is showcasing a nativity scene that celebrates life.

Pontiff emphasised that Europe’s cultural and moral heritage offers the groundwork for tackling today’s social and political challenges.

Meanwhile, the Christian population has fallen from roughly 20% in 1915 to less than 0.3% today as a result of violence and state policies aimed at creating a homogenous Sunni Turkish-Muslim nation.

“The 1989 Taif agreement naturalized half a million Muslim Arabs who do not share the slightest common cultural characteristics with Lebanon.”

‘A preferential option for the poor’ is a pithy phrase that hides the complexity of the Church’s social teaching and also the considerations that lead to better outcomes.

Accompanied by more than 80 journalists, Pope Leo XIV starts his journey in Ankara, meeting officials, civil society representatives, and diplomats.

An act of charity turned into a political symbol reveals the ambiguity with which the contemporary Church adopts languages foreign to her tradition.

The pope warned that the cries of the poor are often drowned out by the myth of progress, which overlooks countless people and leaves them to their fate.

Pope Leo reportedly plans to grant generous, renewable permissions, softening the hard line taken under Traditionis custodes.

The Hungarian PM will visit the Vatican and Rome, and receive a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.