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Pope calls for Gaza aid, end to hostilities in his first general audience
Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square yesterday. Source: NCR Online.
Every vocation springs from God’s love: Pope Leo
God’s love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.
PM formally invites Pope Leo XIV to Australia in Vatican meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met privately with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, formally inviting the new pontiff to Australia for the International Eucharistic Congress in 2028. Source: ABC News.
Pope Leo vows to continue working toward Christian unity
During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions. Source: Catholic Review.
Pope Leo XIV begins papacy calling for a ‘united Church’
Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St Peter by calling for “a united Church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world”. Source: OSV News.
Australian bishops attend Pope’s Inauguration Mass
The Inauguration Mass for Pope Leo XIV underlined his message of peace and his role as a focal point of unity, said Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Albanese’s attendance at inauguration Mass ‘a wonderful thing’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s presence in Vatican City for the inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV has been hailed as strengthening the relationship between Australia and the Holy See. Source: The West Australian.
Leo sets tone of papacy in first week as Pope
In his first week as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has set the tone for what many expect to be a papacy marked by humility, global outreach and continuity with his predecessors, Ines San Martin writes. Source: OSV News.
With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he ‘rejoiced’ at Pope’s choice of name
Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, says employment is a critical issue facing the Church, governments and people. Source: CNS.