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Mental health the focus of Pope’s prayer this month
Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his October prayer intention to mental health ministry, calling on the Church to listen without judging and accompany those who suffer without excluding them. Source: Vatican News.
Pope says pastoral visit to France was a ‘great gift’
Pope Leo XIV yesterday said his four-day pastoral visit to France was a “great gift” that could be understood through one central image: the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Source: EWTN News.
Pope to explore notion of ‘attention’ in clickbait age
Pope Leo XIV will address the risks of today’s “attention economy”, in which media platforms compete for and monetise people’s limited and valuable attention, as the theme for World Communications Day in 2027. Source: OSV News.
Alarm over AI is not ‘fake news’, as Pope calls for coordination
Pope Leo XIV said concerns expressed by tech industry leaders over the catastrophic risks to humanity posed by artificial intelligence are not “fake news” and “should be taken seriously”. Source: NCR Online.
Recognising own faults is essential to spiritual growth: Pope
Pope Leo XIV issued a firm call to conversion from sin and error in the Church, and invited all to repent and do penance, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes yesterday. Source: EWTN News.
Pope calls for protection and support of young migrants
Pope Leo XIV yesterday appealed to “everyone’s sense of responsibility” to protect migrant and refugee minors, stressing that children and teenagers are the most vulnerable and often endure “unspeakable suffering”. Source: EWTN News.
Pope praises Catholics leading Church ‘in new directions’
Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the contributions of laypeople and religious who helped shape Catholic social teaching and embodied “a Church forging ahead in new directions”. Source: EWTN News.
Pope appeals for aid to Somalia
Pope Leo XIV called for international solidarity with Somalia, where ongoing violence and extreme weather are making an already severe humanitarian crisis even worse. Source: Crux Now.
Why September 17 is a holiday in Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration came yesterday on the Pope’s “name day”, the feast of St Robert Bellarmine. Source: OSV News.