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House for Pilgrims inaugurated in Nicaea, Turkey
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presided over the ceremony and also consecrated the chapel to which Pope Leo donated a chalice. A marble plaque was installed in the building blessed in November 2025 by Pope Leo XIV during his apostolic journey marking the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council.
Argentina awaits arrival of Pope Leo XIV
Our correspondent in Argentina, Fr. Paul Samasumo, shares the excitement in Buenos Aires as the city and the people prepare to welcome Pope Leo XIV on his Apostolic Journey to Argentina.
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Santander martyrs show our vocation to holiness
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, presides at the Beatification Mass of the Servants of God Francisco González de Córdova and 79 companions in Santander, Spain, saying holiness is the “common vocation” of every baptized person.
Pope at Mass in Uruguay: ‘Carry forward evangelizing mission with enthusiasm’
Celebrating Mass in Paysandu, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many people of faith who came to the Rio de la Plata region, and encourages Uruguayans to "continue the legacy left to us by these sowers of the Gospel."
Golden Jubilee opens at Oman’s first Catholic church
As St. Peter and Paul Church in Muscat, Oman, marks 50 years since its consecration, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls on Catholics to deepen their faith and share it with others.
Lord's Day Reflection: Keep your lamps burning!
As the Church celebrates the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, reflects on the theme: "Keep your lamps burning!"
Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a country of young people who have faith”
Speaking from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV thanks Uruguayans for their welcome on the first day of his Apostolic Journey and greets the young people gathered to greet him.
Pope Leo urges Catholics to pray and fast for vocations
As he meets with Uruguay's Bishops, clergy, and religious, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics in dioceses around the world to pray and fast for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Treasure of Latin American Church: Saints, blesseds recalled by Pope in Uruguay
During his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Saints and Blesseds who helped shape the country’s spiritual heritage, as their holiness was lived in tireless service to those most in need
Pope in Uruguay: 'We are called to return again and again to the Lord'
At Vespers in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV invites Uruguay's Bishops, clergy, and religious to return constantly to Jesus Christ, launching an appeal for the universal Church to pray and fast for vocations.
IMBISA theologians study challenges of inculturation in Africa
The pastoral challenges of accompanying those in polygamous situations and the wider question of inculturation in the African Church were at the centre of a gathering of theologians representing the six episcopal conferences that make up the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA): Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST), Lesotho (LCBC), Mozambique (CEM), Namibia (NCBC), South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini (SACBC), and Zimbabwe (ZCBC).
Pope in Uruguay: Church offers Jesus Christ and hope proclaimed by Gospel
Pope Leo XIV begins his Apostolic Journey to South America with a discourse on the common good, reflecting on democracy, our duties toward future generations, care for human dignity and for those most in need, and peaceful coexistence.
Pope sends prayers for peace to nations on flight to Uruguay
During his flight from Rome to Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the leaders and peoples of Italy, France, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, and Brazil as the papal plane flies over their territories.
Pope Leo XIV was ‘confident South America trip would go ahead’
Aboard the flight to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV expresses his happiness at making the visit, introduces the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Montserrat Alvarado, and says he is “proud to be American and to exercise the right to vote.”
Maltese court awards IOR €24.1 million in investment case
A court in Malta orders four companies to pay the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) €24.1 million plus interest for breaching their fiduciary duties in the Kappa Fund case, rejecting their claims against the Institute in a first-instance judgment.
Flags and painted faces welcome Pope Leo to Montevideo
Pope Leo concludes his first day in Uruguay with vespers in Montevideo's Metropolitan Cathedral. Before that he addresses the country's civil authorities following a welcome ceremony at Montevideo's Carrasco airport.
Meet the Church in Casavalle, the Montevideo neighbourhood welcoming Pope Leo
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Casavalle, we visit the twelve the Pope will bless and a local priests and a social ministry worker describe how the Church helps families build homes and gives teenagers and adults a chance to finish school.
Catholic Student Leaders Gathered in Addis Ababa commit to work together to Reimagine Youth Leadership and Synodality in Africa
Catholic Students undertake to use their moral formation to promote good governance and to champion peace across the African continent.
California Governor commutes all of US state’s 548 death sentences
The Governor of the US state of California, Gavin Newsom, announces plans to commute all of the state’s 548 death sentences, saying the convicted inmates will serve life without parole.
Pope Leo departs for Apostolic Journey to Latin America
Pope Leo XIV departs for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, marking his sixth international journey since the start of the papacy, which will see him visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.
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