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Highlighting Pope Leo XIV’s strong ties with the Augustinian community and with the legacy of Saint Clare, the Pope visits the Augustinian monastery of Santa Chiara in Montefalco, in central Italy, to celebrate Mass, pray and share a meal with the cloistered nuns there.
In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: The new Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archbishop is installed, a report looks at church funding in Lebanon, and the world marks RedWeek2025.
Father Michel Abboud, President of Caritas Lebanon, speaks to Vatican News about how Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the country will encourage them in their work and and give renewed confidence to all the Lebanese people.
Caritas representatives from over forty countries are in Brazil for COP30, urging world leaders to place human lives above political interests as the climate crisis deepens from the Philippines to the Sahel.
Loyola Press releases "Our Treasures Within", a picture book for children inspired by Pope Francis’ call to recognise and share God-given gifts. Created by Peter and Paul Reynolds, it encourages children and families to reflect on how their talents can contribute to others.
Africa’s most populous country deals with three attacks—two on Christian communities and one on a secondary school. The Nigerian president postpones a trip to South Africa and Angola to monitor the situation.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Assisi and pays a visit to the tomb of St Francis, saying his witness is especially important "at a time when the world is searching for signs of hope.”
During his visit on Thursday to the Italian hill town of Assisi, Pope Leo closes the 81st General Assembly of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI), and tells Italian Bishops to keep Christ at the center of all they do and to offer effective pastoral care, especially to families, young people, the elderly and the poor.
Following a massive Russian attack on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Archbishop Teodor Martynyuk tells Vatican News about the Greek-Catholic Church’s immediate assistance to affected residents, and calls on the faithful to pray for Ukrainians enduring the pain of war.
The Vatican Publishing House (LEV) releases Pope Leo XIV’s new book, entitled “The Power of the Gospel: Christian Faith in 10 Words.” Edited by Lorenzo Fazzini, the book is a collection of the Pope’s interventions and speeches, along with an unpublished introduction, which we publish in full below.
After weeks of street protests over the recent elections that led to many deaths and injuries, Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, President of the Tanzanian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, expresses grief over the brutality of the security forces, urging political leaders to apologize.
Speaking to Vatican News, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses hope that the U.S. plan will lead to solutions offering “clearer prospects” and relief for the Palestinian population of Gaza.