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Pope Leo and Ukrainian leader meet to discuss paths to peace
Pope Leo XIV has taken time out from his summer vacation in Castel Gandolfo to receive the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: CNA.
Electric popemobiles to go on the road with Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric popemobiles that will accompany him on his international travels. Source: CNA.
Pope Leo to use July break to work on his first encyclical
Pope Leo XIV plans to use his summer break at Castel Gandolfo to draft the framework of his first encyclical, according to his longtime friend and fellow Augustinian, Fr Alejandro Moral Antón. Source: OSV News.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation
Pope Leo XIV has been welcomed by well-wishers upon his arrival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo yesterday. Source: CNA.
Reject all that leads us away from Christ: Pope
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for formation in discernment. Source: Vatican News.
Being rooted in Christ makes the unimaginable possible: Pope Leo
During an audience of religious sisters belonging to several orders, Pope Leo XIV said rootedness in Christ allows them to “do things they perhaps never thought they could achieve”. Source: CNA.
Pope deplores use of hunger as a weapon of war
Pope Leo XIV has deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” and called for measures to be taken to ensure food security for the world’s poor. Source: CNA.
Pope’s message of hope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the faith of Ukrainians is being “sorely tested,” but God “will have the last word, and life will conquer death,” Pope Leo XIV said at the weekend. Source: OSV News.
Australian priest ordained by Pope Leo ‘blessed and honoured’
Pope Leo XIV ordained 32 men to the priesthood on Friday, including Australian Fr John Vespa, calling on them to draw inspiration from the many examples of priestly holiness in the Church’s 2000-year history. Source: CNA.