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Pope Leo reaffirms commitment to full communion with Orthodox Church
Meeting a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s commitment to the path of reconciliation and unity with the Orthodox Church. Source: Vatican News.
Violence against Eastern Christians growing with diabolical intensity: Pope
Violence against Christians in the East “seems to be raging … with a diabolical intensity previously unknown,” according to Pope Leo XIV. Source: Crux.
Melbourne Archbishop has private audience with Pope Leo
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli met with Pope Leo XIV during a private audience at the Vatican this week, part of an official visit to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Your life, ministry must be marked by essential virtues, Pope tells bishops
A bishop is a man of deep faith who is filled with hope and stays close to his people, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Melbourne deacon to be ordained by Pope Leo
A Melbourne deacon has been selected to be ordained to the priesthood by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Basilica this Friday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope urges political leaders to fix wealth gap, promote religious freedom
Pope Leo XIV says the huge economic divide between rich and poor today is unacceptable, with so much wealth concentrated in the hands of a few. Source: CNS.
Call to support Peter’s Pence appeal in 2025
Catholics around Australia are being encouraged to support the Peter’s Pence appeal on Sunday, June 29, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
‘Stop the tragedy of war’, Pope says after US bombs Iran
Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV called the situation in the Middle East “alarming” and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward. Source: OSV News.
Pope warns of negative effects on children of AI
Pope Leo XIV has issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and neurological development” of rising generations. Source: CNA.