The festival began Sept. 9 with a 1.3 mile candlelight procession in the Erbil suburb of Ankawa from the Chaldean Shrine of ...

In situations where "hatred seemed to have permeated every aspect of life," modern Christian martyrs showed that love is stronger than death, Pope Leo XIV said.

Humanity has the potential to overcome the violence and hatred that increasingly divides people, Pope Leo XIV said during his first interview as pope.