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During a Christmas Eve ceremony, Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa says the war must end.

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At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed
By WAFAA SHURAFA AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sun,12/24/23-2:00AM , 130 Reads
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.
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Iran summons Russian envoy over statement on Persian Gulf disputed islands
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,12/24/23-1:16AM , 50 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Russia's charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter's Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year, at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2015. The Vatican next year will publish a collection of private homilies delivered by the late Pope Benedict XVI for his Sunday Masses, most of them penned during his 10-year retirement, officials said Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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Vatican to publish never-before-seen homilies by Pope Benedict XVI during his 10-year retirement
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,12/23/23-8:24AM , 42 Reads
ROME (AP) — The Vatican next year will publish a collection of never-before-seen homilies delivered by the late Pope Benedict XVI during his private Sunday Masses, most of them penned during his 10-year retirement, officials said Saturday.
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on China Earthquake

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Strong earthquake in northwest China that killed at least 148 causes economic losses worth millions
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,12/23/23-6:16AM , 54 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — The strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, killing at least 148 people, caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions in the agricultural and fisheries industries, state media said Saturday.
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