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On Basilaki Island in Papua New Guinea, the women of the parish bring prayer, companionship, and the Eucharist to the sick and elderly during the Lenten season. Celebrating the Women’s month of March, we remember those who serve the Church in the peripheries.
The visit of Pope Leo XIV to the European city-state on March 28 will last about nine hours. The Pope is scheduled to meet Prince Albert II, then the Catholic community, young people, and catechumens. He will preside over Mass at Stade Louis II. The logo and motto, taken from the Gospel of John: “Je suis le Chemin, la Vérité et la Vie” (“I am the way, the truth, and the life”), have also been released.
Pope Leo XIV continues his pastoral visits to parishes in the peripheries of Rome, travelling to the Santa Maria della Presentazione parish in the Torrevecchia neighbourhood. The visit marks his fourth to a Roman parish since mid-February.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reached a consensus on a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, U.S.-Israeli strikes continue on the Gulf States, and half a million people in southern Lebanon flee their homes.
At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo invites the 15,000 pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray that “the roar of bombs might cease, that weapons might fall silent, and that a space for dialogue might open, in which the voice of the peoples may be heard.”
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo calls for a renewed commitment to recognizing the equal dignity of men and women.
Pope Leo XIV calls for attentive service, authentic discipleship, and spiritual renewal as the Lenten journey continues with his reflections on the Gospel passages on this Third Sunday of Lent.
The Archbishop of Chicago issues a "Call to Conscience" as the tragedy of war is being treated and portrayed as a video game. He warns that the longer we remain blind to the terrible consequences of war, "the more we risk losing the most precious gift God gave us: our humanity."
At the PATH International Forum in Rome, Bishop Antonio Staglianò emphasizes that the future of theology must be transdisciplinary, uniting scientific rigor, sapiential wisdom, and solidarity, and always serving the Church and the world.
Pope Leo XIV responds to a reader of the monthly magazine Piazza San Pietro who denounces femicides and calls for an alliance between schools and Church to promote “a culture of respect” among young people.
Pope Leo meets with the Prime Minister of Lithuania Inga Ruginienė in the Apostolic Palace. She then meets with the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations to discuss international issues, including the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.