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Pope will be on the move in 2026
Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, and also minister to Italians poisoned by years of toxic dumping by the mafia, according to travel plans announced on Thursday by the Vatican. Source: Crux.
Pope calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance
Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate with a call for “countercultural” repentance for sins from individuals, institutions and the Church itself. Source: OSV News.
Church a sign of God’s plan to unite humanity: Pope
The Catholic Church is not merely an institution, but a visible sign of God’s plan to unite all humanity in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, Pope Leo XIV said in his weekly general audience yesterday. Source: CNS.
Health care not luxury but a human right: Pope
Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned that modern conflicts and widening social disparities are eroding respect for human life and equal access to health care. Source: EWTN News.
Pope urges Lenten ‘fast’ from words that wound
In his message for Lent, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others – and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound. Source: EWTN News.
Pope prays for victims of deadly Madagascar cyclones
Pope Leo yesterday prayed for victims of two deadly cyclones in Madagascar and their families and asked that the upcoming Lunar New Year opens a future of peace and bridge-building. Source: Crux.
Church the home of Sacred Scriptures: Pope
Pope Leo XIV affirmed yesterday that Sacred Scripture has been entrusted to the Catholic Church – that she preserves and explains it, and supports its purpose of making Christ known to the world. Source: EWTN News.
Pope prays for the sick at Vatican’s Lourdes grotto
Pope Leo XIV prayed with the sick at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on yesterday, asking Our Lady of Lourdes to accompany all those who suffer in the world. Source: OSV News.
Vatican announces theme for World Day for Grandparents and Elderly
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” as the theme for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life announced yesterday. Source: OSV News.