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Pope encourages politicians and civic leaders to grow in their faith
Even in countries with the strictest separation of church and state, being a Christian means living and acting like one, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence
Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death”. Source: CNS.
Pope’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting
Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message will expand on the prayer he expressed the night of his election when addressing the crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square. Source: OSV News.
Hats off to Sydney couple
Sydney newlyweds James Lu and Fiona Choi presented Pope Leo XVI with an Akubra hat earlier this month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Joy, reverence are part of being an altar server, Pope says
Every Catholic at Mass, but especially the altar servers, should rejoice that they are in the presence of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Pope marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with prayers for peace
Marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV yesterday pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to pray for peace. Source: OSV News.
Newspaper reports Pope will have ‘flatmates’ in apostolic apartments
The idea of Pope Leo XIV taking turns with his brothers to do the dishes and laundry might seem amusing, but the value of living in community with fellow Augustinians in Rome was not far-fetched at all, a Brisbane Augustinian said. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Our faith is authentic when it embraces our whole life: Pope
Jesus calls Christians to enter through the narrow gate and challenges the presumption of those who assume they are already saved, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNA.
Pope asks Catholics to observe a day of prayer for peace
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to observe tomorrow as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land. Source: CNS.