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ecumenicalnews. com > article > pope-leo-xiv-meets-with-first-woman-to-lead-anglican-communion-dame-sarah-mullally-archbishop-of-canterbury > 61376. htm

Pope Leo XIV meets with first woman to lead Anglican Communion, Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (580+ words) When Pope Leo XIV met the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, he said Anglicans and Catholics must continue working to overcome differences. Pope Leo held an audience on April…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > progressive-christians-speak-up-for-their-religion-after-trump-pope-feud > 61375. htm

Progressive Christians speak up for their religion after Trump-Pope feud

2+ day, 59+ min ago  (384+ words) (Screenshot from TV footage of Trump using the Bible as a prop.) Anti-war, anti-ICE, anti-authoritarian Christians are organising around their faith in opposition to the version claimed by Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, which is sometimes referrred to as Chrristian…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > desecration-of-jesus-statue-in-southern-lebanon-distresses-world-churches-body > 61374. htm

Desecration of Jesus statue in southern Lebanon distresses world churches' body

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (481+ words) World Council of Churches general secretary'Rev. Jerry Pillay is deeply aggrieved by the desecration of a statue of Jesus on the cross by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon, depicted in a widely-circulated image. "We join Christians in the region…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > chinese-authorities-seen-putting-increasing-pressure-on-christian-leaders-who-do-not-comply-with-state-control > 61371. htm

Chinese authorities seen putting increasing pressure on Christian leaders who do not comply with state control

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (616+ words) Chinese authorities are increasingly putting pressure on Christian leaders who do not comply with state control. One instance cited by The Wall Street Journal'on March 20 cited the case of nearly 20 people associated with Zion Church, a large, long-running Protestant congregation…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > pakistan-authorities-request-25000-christians-to-move-in-islamabad-giving-no-reason > 61370. htm

Pakistan authorities request 25, 000 Christians to move in Islamabad, giving no reason

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (372+ words) A group of 25, 000 Christians in Islamabad, Pakistan, are being asked suddenly to leave their homes by the nation's Islamic authorities, some years after a teenage Christian had been falsely accused some time ago of blasphemy. Christian families living in the…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > lay-down-your-weapons-pope-leo-urges-leaders-in-his-first-easter-address > 61369. htm

Lay down your weapons, Pope Leo urges leaders in his first Easter address

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (373+ words) In his first "urbi et orbi" Easter Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV used the words of his predecessor and warned of the globalization of indifference to growing conflicts, urging those fighting to lay down their weapons. "We are growing accustomed…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > pope-leo-carries-the-cross-on-good-friday-and-issues-messages-on-ukraine-and-israel > 61368. htm

Pope Leo carries the Cross on Good Friday and issues messages on Ukraine and Israel

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (690+ words) Pope Leo XIV led the Catholic faithful at the 2026 Good Friday Way of the Cross by carrying the Cross throughout the Colosseum in Rome. Leo became the second pope to carry the Cross for the entire Via Crucis on Good…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > world-council-of-churches-head-prays-in-havana-cathedral > 61367. htm

World Council of Churches head prays in Havana cathedral

4+ week, 3+ min ago  (534+ words) The general secretary of the World Council of Churches has warned at the church service in the Cuban capital that reliance on war, violence, and military force as instruments of peace continues to undermine global stability. The WCC said'on Jan....

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > israeli-police-prevent-catholic-leaders-from-entering-the-holy-sepulcher-church-on-palm-sunday-us-ambassador-expresses-displeasure > 61366. htm

Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from entering the Holy Sepulcher church on Palm Sunday, US ambassador expresses displeasure

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (555+ words) The Israeli Police have prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the…...

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ecumenicalnews. com > article > sarah-mullally-installed-as-106th-archbishop-of-canterbury-first-woman-to-take-the-position > 61365. htm

Sarah Mullally installed as 106th archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to take the position

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (493+ words) The Church of England'has installed Sarah Mullally as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to take on the role in the nearly 1, 500-year history of the church, becoming the de facto head of the Anglican communion. Mullally was installed…...