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Discover how Isaiah's 27-century-old prophetic vision offers a universal message of hope, calling nations to true peace. Through inner transformation, justice, and active engagement, this prophecy invites us to reinvent our shared future in the face of contemporary divisions. A spiritual and practical path toward global reconciliation.

On November 29, 2025, Pope Leo XIV made a historic visit to Istanbul, promoting interreligious dialogue and Christian unity in the face of current challenges, in a sensitive diplomatic context with Turkey.

After fourteen years of civil war, the Christian community in Syria has lost more than 75,130 of its members, facing violence, exclusion, and exile. Between fragile hopes and growing threats, this report details the slow disappearance of a millennia-old presence in the land of Christianity's origin.

Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon, from November 27 to December 2, 2025, emphasizes a message of peace, Christian unity, and interreligious dialogue. This ecumenical pilgrimage, marked by the commemoration of the Council of Nicaea in Iznik, aims to strengthen peaceful coexistence in a historically complex region, while also engaging with local populations, particularly young people.

Bethlehem is preparing for the complete restoration of the Grotto of the Nativity in 2026, a holy site steeped in history and faith. This project, the result of international and interfaith cooperation, aims to preserve this universal symbol while revitalizing religious celebrations and tourism, which are bearers of hope and peace.

A historic meeting took place at the Vatican: Pope Leo XIV received Mahmoud Abbas, reaffirming Vatican diplomacy in favor of peace in the Middle East and the two-state solution, amidst the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. It was a symbolic gesture of hope and dialogue.

Discover 7 often overlooked biblical literary genres — satire, hyperbole, extended parable, chiasmus, inclusio, antithetical parallelism and irony — that will transform your reading.

Alexander of Jerusalem, bishop of the 3rd century, builder of a library and catechism school; martyred around 250. Model of the union between knowledge and charity.