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Meeting with the disadvantaged Casavalle Community in Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV says Christians cannot turn a blind eye or silence our consciences in the face of injustice, and calls for the Church and civil society to work together to promote the common good.
From a child lifted up for a blessing at the Estadio Centenario to neighbours offering words of encouragement in Casavalle, Pope Leo’s second day in Uruguay brings moments of faith, solidarity and celebration.
At his Beatification Mass in Antigua, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega recalls Franciscan Fr. Augusto Rafael Ramírez Monasterio's defense of the seal of confession, and prays that his example will inspire Guatemalan families to live in humility and solidarity.
Lesotho’s Bishop of Qacha’s Nek Diocese and President of the Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, has shared with Vatican News plans to renew and reinvigorate Lesotho’s pastoral ministry to family life, especially given the country’s changing realities.
In Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV concludes his brief visit to Paysandu with a visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, and encourages Catholics in Uruguay to sow peace in their lives and the world.
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presided over the ceremony and also consecrated the chapel to which Pope Leo donated a chalice. A marble plaque was installed in the building blessed in November 2025 by Pope Leo XIV during his apostolic journey marking the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council.
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, presides at the Beatification Mass of the Servants of God Francisco González de Córdova and 79 companions in Santander, Spain, saying holiness is the “common vocation” of every baptized person.
Celebrating Mass in Paysandu, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many people of faith who came to the Rio de la Plata region, and encourages Uruguayans to "continue the legacy left to us by these sowers of the Gospel."
As St. Peter and Paul Church in Muscat, Oman, marks 50 years since its consecration, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls on Catholics to deepen their faith and share it with others.
As the Church celebrates the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, reflects on the theme: "Keep your lamps burning!"
Speaking from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV thanks Uruguayans for their welcome on the first day of his Apostolic Journey and greets the young people gathered to greet him.
As he meets with Uruguay's Bishops, clergy, and religious, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics in dioceses around the world to pray and fast for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.