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‘You are the sign a different world is possible’, Pope tells youth
Pope Leo XIV yesterday told more than a million Catholic youth at a closing Mass for a weeklong Jubilee event that they are “the sign that a different world is possible”, where conflicts can be resolved with dialogue, not weapons. Source: Crux.
Pope’s invitation to pray for peaceful coexistence
This month, Pope Leo XIV is inviting people to pray “that societies avoid internal conflicts due to ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons”. Source: Vatican News.
Special delivery: Australian priest gives Pope Leo first biography
Fr Tony Banks, an Australian Augustinian priest based in Rome, has hand-delivered to Pope Leo XIV a copy of the first English-language biography about the pope. Source: The Southern Cross.
Pope Leo meets Russian Orthodox cleric amid war, strained relations
Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Source: Catholic Review.
Pope says Gaza is being ‘crushed by hunger’
Pope Leo XIV yesterday said he was following the humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza with “great concern,” saying the civilian population is being “crushed by hunger and continues to be exposed to violence and death”. Source: Crux.
Migrants and refugees are ‘messengers of hope’
Pope Leo XIV says that with their courage and tenacity in the pursuit of happiness, migrants and refugees are “messengers of hope”. Source: CNS.
First biography of Pope Leo launched in Australia
An English version of the first biography of Pope Leo XIV, published in French less than a week after his election on May 8, is now available in Australia. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope ends ‘working holiday’ and returns to Rome
Returning to Rome on Tuesday night after a short stay in the nearby town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the arms trade “that goes behind every war”. Source: Crux.
Senators support motion congratulating new Pope
Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan introduced a motion in Parliament yesterday “wishing Pope Leo XIV best wishes for his pontificate”. Source: The Catholic Leader.