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One Can’t Serve God and Money, Pope Says on Day He Signs Text on Poverty

The Jubilee Year requires making a choice: serving God and justice or money and inequity, Pope Leo XIV said, marking the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions.

Migrants, Refugees are Often Models of Hope and Faith, Pope Says

Migrants and refugees often are "privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and trust in God," Pope Leo XIV said.

World Must Come Together to Fight Climate Change, Pope Leo Says

People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders.

God Never Gives Up on His Children, Even When They Fail, Pope Says

Sharing the joy of being loved by God despite one's human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said.

Schwarzenegger Says Joint Action Needed to ‘Terminate’ Pollution

Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get "pumped up" spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and hear a homily on what Catholics can and should do to reduce pollution.

US Pilgrims at Jubilee of Catechists Have Private Audience with Pope

Among the estimated 20,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Catechists, a group of three dozen from the United States had their own private audience with Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Tells Catechists their Love and Witness can Change Lives

When catechists teach, their aim is not simply to pass on information about the faith but to "place the word of life in hearts, so that it may bear the fruits of a good life," Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Taps Italian Canon Lawyer for Top Position at Dicastery for Bishops

In the first major appointment of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV chose an Italian expert in canon law to succeed him as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Pope Asks Everyone to Pray the Rosary for Peace Throughout October

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to pray the rosary each day in October for peace.

God’s Love Can Reach Anyone, Even at Rock Bottom,’ Pope Says

When people hit "rock bottom," they can be confident that God is there ready to rescue and redeem them, Pope Leo XIV said.