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Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday amid the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV declared that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Celebrating his "vibrant cultural expression", the UN's cultural agency inscribed Behzad's style of miniature art on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Celebrating can be as simple as walking around a neighborhood you haven’t been in before, grabbing a negroni with a friend or saying yes to that weird-but-promising new restaurant.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2025

Celebrating Feyenoord's title success with 100,000 people had been "very special", he said, but "to do it with a multiple of that will probably be a once-in-a-lifetime experience".

From BBC • May 23, 2025

Celebrating their success, the summit team left an offering of prayer flags, katas, and climbing pitons on what appeared to be the highest point, and then descended into the fast-rising blizzard.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer