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Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to three Latin American countries, the Vatican releases statistics of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where the Church remains active in parishes, education, and charitable outreach.
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of November, and invites Catholics to pray "for the proper use of wealth," so that we may recognize that true wealth lies not in accumulating or possessing, but in giving with love.
Ahead of the Holy Father's Apostolic Journey to Latin America, the Holy See Press Office offered journalists a briefing on Tuesday, November 3, on the papal journey which will see Pope Leo visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where the Holy Father served for decades as a missionary and Bishop.
In a letter to the Bishops of France, Pope Leo XIV expresses appreciation for his Apostolic Journey and urges the Church to support young people and victims of abuse.
In his message for the 2026 World Youth Day, celebrated in dioceses across the world on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to allow Christ into their lives and the divisions that afflict their communities.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Verano Cemetery in Rome on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, and recalls that our bond with the dead is not broken but transformed in our faith in Christ.
The Bishops of Nigeria are calling for free and peaceful elections, with three days of prayer and fasting being observed throughout Nigeria ahead of the vote.
More than 300 young Catholics, both Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking, gathered over the weekend to celebrate hope and unity at an event organized by the St James Vicariate – a community of Hebrew-speaking Catholics belonging to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to Latin America, Guzmán Carriquiry, former Uruguayan Ambassador to the Holy See, reflected on the journey’s potential to renew faith, reconnect Uruguay with its Catholic roots, and promote unity.
Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Scheinig describes the atmosphere in Luján, the spiritual heart of Argentina, where Pope Leo XIV will visit on 11 November during his Apostolic Journey to Latin America.
Following an act of vandalism committed on 1 November in northern Israel against a Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya, the Maronite Archeparchy of Haifa firmly asserts that "such acts can neither be justified nor tolerated" and calls on the authorities to conduct an investigation.
Standing at the historical crossroads where Catholic missionaries first set out to evangelize Asia, the Church in Macau has marked four and a half centuries of sacred heritage while confronting the demands of the digital age.