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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (900+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by…...
The apocrypha, Christianity’s ‘hidden’ texts, may not be in the Bible – but they have shaped tradition for centuries
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (831+ words) Of Jesus" 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus declares that Peter is the "rock" on which "I will build my church," and Catholic tradition considers him the first pope. Martyred in…...