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Pope Leo XIV Uses Jubilee Mass to Decry Prison Overcrowding and Urge Pardons

The pope’s appeal spotlights systemic failures, asking nations to weigh Jubilee-era amnesties as the Holy Year nears its close.

Tisha B’Av Fast Evolves Into Moral Reckoning Over Gaza War and Internal Divisions