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Pope visits Holy See’s ‘diplomat school’
Pope Leo XIV has outlined the qualities needed in priests who serve as Vatican diplomats, describing their work as a unique ministry that serves not only Catholics but also the entire human family in individual nations and international organisations. Source: EWTN News.
Pope speaks out against death penalty
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois. Source: OSV News.
Pope to new priests: Keep Church door open to seekers
Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a “suffering humanity” in need and not “be an obstacle to those who wish to enter,” Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Pope remembers Chernobyl on anniversary
Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy yesterday, the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-era disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Source: Crux.
Primary purpose of a papal trip is pastoral, not political: Pope
Pope Leo XIV spoke bluntly about war, migration and same-sex blessings during a 20-minute in-flight press conference on his return home from Africa. Source: EWTN News.
Pope ends African tour with prison visit
On his last full day in Africa, Pope Leo XIV told inmates in one of Equatorial Guinea’s prisons that they are not alone, during a visit that drew attention to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices. Source: NCR Online.
Pope urges love over stigma in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo closed out his first day in Equatorial Guinea by visiting a psychiatric hospital in a culture where mental illness is often stigmatised, saying God loves each person as they are and seeks their healing. Source: Crux.
Christ hears the cry of the people, Pope tells Angolans
Pope Leo XIV has urged the tens of thousands gathered at the papal Mass in the heart of Angola’s diamond country to trust that “Christ hears the cry of the people” in the face of evil. Source: OSV News.
Pope donates to clean-water project in El Salvador
Pope Leo XIV has donated $US100,000 ($140,000) to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by the papal nuncio to that nation and by the US-based Catholic Relief Services. Source: NCR Online.