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AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

This photo taken and handout on May 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican. [2]

In Bethlehem, the light of Christmas shines again, looking to Gaza After two years of darkness, the city where Jesus was born lit up once again for Christmas. [3]

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivers a speech in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity. [4]

AFP Pope Francis called for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza. [5]

Pope Francis presides the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. [6]

Pierbattista Pizzaballa Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem On the same day, the Holy See accepts the resignation of Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch, and appoints the former custodian of the Holy Land as apostolic administr... [7]

Patriarch Pizzaballa: internal tensions, more than war, are a sign of deep crisis The conflict between Israel and Hamas “is nothing new”, not so the “internal unrest” in Israel where the identity of the Jewish state, the question of Jerusalem, and re... [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-06 · 75% match

Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo amongst over a dozen potential successors to Pope Francis

AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-12 · 75% match

Pope Leo XIV warns of spectre of global war in first Sunday address

This photo taken and handout on May 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican.

[3] MM asianews.it · 85% match

In Bethlehem, the light of Christmas shines again, looking to Gaza

In Bethlehem, the light of Christmas shines again, looking to Gaza After two years of darkness, the city where Jesus was born lit up once again for Christmas.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-12-25 · 75% match

Security deployed as wartime Bethlehem readies for another sombre Christmas

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivers a speech in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank on December 24, 2024, where he is slated to lead the annual Christmas eve procession at the Church of the Nativity.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-12-26 · 75% match

Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ in Christmas appeal

AFP Pope Francis called for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-12-25 · 75% match

Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars

Pope Francis presides the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec.

[7] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Pierbattista Pizzaballa Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem On the same day, the Holy See accepts the resignation of Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch, and appoints the former custodian of the Holy Land as apostolic administr

[8] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Patriarch Pizzaballa: internal tensions, more than war, are a sign of deep crisis

Patriarch Pizzaballa: internal tensions, more than war, are a sign of deep crisis The conflict between Israel and Hamas “is nothing new”, not so the “internal unrest” in Israel where the identity of the Jewish state, the question of Jerusalem, and re

[9] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Patriarch Pizzaballa: New Capital of Resurrection centre, a chance for young people

Patriarch Pizzaballa: New Capital of Resurrection centre, a chance for young people The holy city now has a new sports and cultural facility with an indoor swimming pool, theatre, museum, and multifunctional areas.

[10] MM asianews.it · 75% match

Settlers attack again the village of Taybeh, Pizzaballa visits Jenin and Nablus

Settlers attack again the village of Taybeh, Pizzaballa visits Jenin and Nablus Last night, settlers again attacked the Christian village near Ramallah, setting cars on fire and spray painting walls with messages of hate.

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