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Pope visits Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Leo XIV visited the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel yesterday, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions”. Source: OSV News.
Pope urges academics to ‘seek the truth courageously’
Pope Leo XIV has urged academics from Oxford University to “seek the truth courageously” in the footsteps of St John Henry Newman. Source: OSV News.
Pope condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV yesterday condemned the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine but said he hoped for peace amid renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war. Source: The Tablet.
Pope tells Vatican families they are a ‘great miracle’
Pope Leo XIV has told Vatican families they are a “great miracle”, urging them to give life and love generously while celebrating family life with parents and children. Source: Vatican News.
‘You are not alone’, Pope tells Middle East bishops
Pope Leo XIV has praised the “precious presence” of the small Christian communities who “make Christ present” in the Middle East. Source: OSV News.
Engage in current events with your heart: Pope
The faithful are called to leave behind “all passivity and indifference” toward current events and the lives of others, especially amid the “rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today”, Pope Leo XIV said at his audience. Source: OSV News.
Pope calls for shorter showers to care for water
Pope Leo XIV has released the “Pray with the Pope” video accompanying his prayer intention for the month of September 2026, which is “For the care of water.” Source: Vatican News.
Catholics urged to recognise the ways they have failed to care for nature
Celebrating a new form of the Catholic Mass “for the care of creation”, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to contemplate nature as well as the ways they have shirked their responsibility to care for it. Source: NCR Online.
Saint showed prayer and social justice inseparable: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul to follow its namesake’s example by witnessing to their faith through service to the poor. Source: NCR Online.