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Peace Pope Leo XIV

Replace war with reconciliation and prayer: Pope

Pope Leo XIV joined religious leaders in prayer at Rome’s Colosseum yesterday, calling for an end to war and a renewed commitment to reconciliation and prayer. Source: Vatican News.

Education Pope Leo XIV

Teachers urged to educate students to have rich spiritual lives

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic teachers to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich spiritual lives and use technology in ways that keep human dignity front and centre. Source: NCR Online.

HIgher Education Pope Leo XIV

Catholic universities must promote growth in faith and knowledge: Pope

Catholic universities must help students develop a broad vision, one that integrates faith, spirituality, and knowledge of the world. Source: CNS. 

Ecumenism Pope Leo XIV

Prayer service 500 years in the making

Pope Leo XIV welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican yesterday for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel. Source: CNS.

Catechesis Pope Leo XIV

The risen Christ can heal the sadness in today’s world: Pope

The joy of Christ’s resurrection can repair the widespread sadness and malaise in today’s world, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.

Middle East Papal Trip Pope Leo XIV

Lebanese people ‘eagerly awaiting’ visit of Pope Leo

Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organisers say. Source: OSV News.

Abuse crisis Pope Leo XIV

Pope meets survivors of abuse and victims’ advocates

Pope Leo XIV met with a coalition of survivors of abuse and victims’ advocates for the first time at the Vatican yesterday. Source: CNS.

Food Security Pope Leo XIV

Pope says world hunger a collective failure

“Allowing millions of human beings to live — and die — as victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical fault,” Pope Leo XIV said on World Food Day yesterday. Source: OSV News.

Charity Pope Leo XIV

Pope meets Aid to the Church in Need delegation

Pope Leo XIV welcomed senior representatives of Aid to the Church in Need to the Apostolic Palace last week, praising the international Catholic charity for its tireless defence of religious freedom and its closeness to persecuted Christians around the world.