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Meeting with participants in the International Congress for Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic educational institutions to make young people feel encouraged and loved, in order to help younger generations build a better world.
Addressing a delegation of the American Jewish Committee, Pope Leo XIV encourages everyone to work together to promote human dignity, defend religious freedom, and reject all forms of religious and ethnic hatred and discrimination.
Pope Leo XIV’s doctors confirm that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized, noting that "no further treatment is necessary."
Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, speaking at an extraordinary session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, notes that reflecting on the “lights and shadows” of the encounter between two worlds—Europe and the peoples of the Americas—“does not mean remaining a prisoner of the past, but rather learning from it to build a different future”.
The patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem issue a statement firmly condemning the “heinous attack” carried out on Saturday, October 17, by “masked settlers” in the Christian village of Taybeh.
The Vatican Secretary of State opens five days of meetings to mark the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and speaks about law and new technologies, drawing from Pope Leo’s encyclical "Magnifica humanitas".
Over 100 Catholic sisters and lay people gather in Chicago with Vatican representatives to strengthen Church ministries through collaboration and storytelling in service of human dignity and the common good.
The Holy See calls for a response to organized crime that protects vulnerable people and places human dignity at the center of justice, with a focus on education and international cooperation.
At his first Wednesday General Audience after having undergone surgery, Pope Leo XIV thanks everyone for their prayers and reflects on the role of families as the foundation of society, emphasizing the important bond between spouses and the gift of having children.
Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the “Holiness in History” Conference organized by Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, taking place at the Pontifical Augustinianum Patristic Institute in Rome.
Antonio El Helou, the 22 year-old founder of Lebanon Faith Tours, tells Vatican News that international travellers should “not be afraid” of visiting the country’s historic religious sites.
The Autumn Plenary Assembly of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), held in Brussels from 12 to 16 October, concluded with a statement calling for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be placed at the service of the human person, the common good and peace.