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Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage

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Civil Defence workers inspect the damage after an apartment was hit during an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Sunday Nov. 23, 2025. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Days before papal visit to Lebanon, Israel kills senior Hezbollah official in Beirut strike

Nov 24
Fadi Tawil,
Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez delivers his speech during a mass on the sixth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 1, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage

Nov 25
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

The 16th Latin American and Caribbean Pastoral Encounter (EPA) meets in Luján, Argentina. (Credit: EPA.)

Black Catholics in Latin America look to Pope Leo for support

Nov 25
Eduardo Campos Lima

A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, near the grain silos at Beirut's port that were heavily damaged in the massive 2020 explosion as a graffiti in Arabic reading "Victims of the Beirut port explosion" is seen in the foreground, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered Lebanon

Nov 25
Kareem Chehayeb,
Abby Sewell, Associated Press

Greek pilgrims visit the Christian Orthodox Halki Theological school at the Christian Orthodox Holy Trinity Monastery, in Heybeliada island, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Credit: Francisco Seco/AP.)

Cardinal says Pope Leo’s trip to Türkiye revives the spirit of Ecumenism

Nov 25
Crux Staff

Why it matters that Pope Leo XIV is heading to Türkiye

Nov 23
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV speaks in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Nov. 23, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says Council of Nicaea still has role to play for Christian unity

Nov 24
Charles Collins

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez delivers his speech during a mass on the sixth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 1, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage

Nov 25
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

The sun sets behind the dome of the Melkite Greek Catholic Basilica of Saint Paul in Harissa, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Photos show Christian landmarks in Lebanon ahead of the pope’s visit

Nov 24
Hassan Ammar,
Associated Press