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Jubilee of Youth Chance to Celebrate Hope, Fraternity in World at War, Panel Says
More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive July 28 for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers.
Pope Celebrates Apollo 11 Anniversary with Peek at the Heavens, Call to Astronaut
Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission was how Pope Leo XIV celebrated the anniversary of the first crewed moon landing.
Pope Condemns Israel’s Attack Against Church, Calls for End to ‘Barbarity’
The "barbarity of war" and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.
Israeli PM Calls Pope, Who Urged the Leader to Start Negotiations, Ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.
Pope Calls for Ceasefire, Dialogue, Peace After Church Hit in Gaza
After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.
Stop the Hatred; Humanity is at Stake, Pope Leo Says in Video Message
Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said.
Jesus Did Not Ignore Those in Need, and Neither Should Christians, Pope Says
To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings, Pope Leo XIV said.
Parishes Need to Launch ‘Revolution of Care’ for the Elderly, Pope Says
Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older people.
Pope Prays for Conversion of Those Resisting Climate Action at New Mass
"We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home," Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass "for the care of creation."
After 12 Years, Locals Welcome Pope Back to His Summer Home
After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents.