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Pope returns to Vatican after three-week rest
Pope Leo XIV has concluded his three-week summer break, leaving the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican last night. Source: Vatican News.
Pope urges young people not to be ‘couch potatoes’
Pope Leo XIV has urged young people not to be “couch potatoes” in a video message on Saturday, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and “holy rebelliousness”. Source: OSV News.
Pope renews call for peace in Middle East
Pope Leo XIV yesterday renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, expressing deep concern over escalating violence in the region. Source: Vatican News.
Pope’s message on World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The theme of this year’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, marked yesterday, focused on a powerful promise from Scripture: “I will never forget you”. Source: NCR Online.
Pope makes surprise visits to shrine and monasteries
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to the Shrine of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra yesterday before continuing to Subiaco, where he visited the Monastery of St Benedict and the Monastery of St Scholastica. Source: Vatican News.
Pope calls for peace and the elimination of nuclear weapons
In the foreword to his new book, Pope Leo XIV calls for peace and the elimination of nuclear weapons. Source: EWTN News.
Pope prays for peace during private visit to St Benedict’s tomb
Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in the world at the tomb of St Benedict of Nursia during a private visit to the Abbey of Montecassino and its monastic community yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
Pope becomes first faith leader to have his writings declared ‘AI free’
Pope Leo XIV’s writings on artificial intelligence have become the first work of a faith leader to be officially verified as man-made, via an Australian outfit working with authors and artists to certify their work as bot-free. Source: Daily Telegraph.
Pope urges Catholics to embrace a Gospel-centred approach
Pope Leo XIV warned yesterday against imagining God as “a powerful figure who imposes himself by force, who takes over and dominates, or who arrives triumphantly” and urged Christians to embrace a Gospel-centred approach marked by humility and trust. Source: EWTN News.