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ROME – Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be respected.

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LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A car injuring almost 50 people in the English city of Liverpool was “tragic and appalling,” according to the city’s new archbishop. On Monday, thousands of people attended a victory parade for Liverpool PC, which won this year’s Premier League soccer title. A car ran into a crowd watching the celebration, injuring dozens, including at least four children. A 53-year-old white British man was arrested, and police are not treating the incident as terrorism.

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ROME – As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small insight into what is first and foremost on their minds in terms of pastoral and administrative priorities.

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Bishop-elect Michael Pham of San Diego, the first Vietnamese American head of a US diocese, hopes the Catholic Church can recognize its “multicultural” nature so that different races and ethnicities can celebrate their faith together. Pham, 58, is the first American bishop to be appointed by Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff born in the United States. The Vatican announced his appointment on Thursday. He is set to be installed on July 17.

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MANILA, Philippines – Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David met with a visiting senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday, the Filipino prelate’s first day back in Manila after a nearly monthlong trip to Rome. David, one of the most recognized Asian cardinals during the recent conclave, received Elder Patrick Kearon of the Latter-day Saints at the diocesan curia of the Diocese of Kalookan in northern Metro Manila.