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During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo reflects on God’s mercy and recalls Saint Francis of Assisi on the eighth centenary of his death, inviting the faithful to pray for peace and build harmony among peoples.
2027 will mark an extraordinary commemorative year, which the Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing with a conference in Brig, Switzerland, in January, a historical publication, and participation in Zurich’s Spring Festival. In May, celebrations will take place at the Vatican, including light-art performances, the premiere of a film about the Corps, and a pilgrimage. Commander Graf: “We want to show that the values of that time are still present today.”
Celebrating the US city of Chicago’s legacy as a “City of Welcome,” Cardinal Blase Cupich calls on Catholics to recognize Christ in migrants and translate their faith into advocacy, hospitality, and practical support.
During the Mass celebrated Saturday afternoon, October 3, at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens for the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps that operates within Vatican City State, the Pope urged them to be trustworthy, discreet, and loyal. He emphasized that authority, in the light of the Gospel, is expressed above all in the ability to protect, to listen, and to accompany others.
Pope Leo XIV meets the President of Montenegro, Mr. Jakov Milatović, on Saturday morning in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
Addressing the community of the Pontifical Teutonic College of Santa Maria in Campo Santo on its 150th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV recalls the College’s long history and calls upon its community to preserve their closeness to the Successor of Peter and to bear credible witness to the faith.
Pope Leo XIV has chosen the 60-year-old Cardinal from Bologna, a Conventual Franciscan, as the new shepherd of the archdiocese in Abruzzo, after accepting the resignation of Archbishop Bruno Forte, 77. Since February 2021, Gambetti has served as Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City, Archpriest of St. Peter’s Papal Basilica in the Vatican, and President of the Fabric of Saint Peter. Previously, from 2013 to 2020, he was Custos of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Assisi.
On October 7, Pope Leo XIV will open a meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of Bishops’ Conferences on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris laetitia,' which was presented at the Holy See Press Office.
Major Superiors of religious and consecrated persons in Ghana are expected to explore sustainable paths for their mission at this year's plenary assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious Ghana (CMSR-Gh), scheduled to begin this weekend.
In the wake of Pope Leo XIV's appeal for the embattled Tigray region at his Wednesday General Audience, the Bishops of Ethiopia have issued their own appeal for peace and prayer, stressing that armed conflict only worsens existing problems and decrying the painful reality that it harms the most vulnerable.
Especially in “the age of search engines,” the Church stands in need of artists,” who can aid pastors in making the Gospel “accessible and understandable,” Pope Leo told artists on Friday, in an address to participants in a meeting on “The Art of Possibility: Weaving Together,” promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has returned from Moscow after his third mission to Russia, during which he meets Ukrainian prisoners of war, whose situation was a key focus of his talks, alongside the search for missing persons and the return of children to Ukraine.