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Pope Leo XIV visits Rome's Aracoeli Square, near the seat of civic government on the Capitoline Hill, where he receives a formal tribute from Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome.

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Following the Regina Caeli, Pope Leo XIV remembers Blessed Stanislaus Streich, beatified on Saturday, as well as the Day of Prayer for the Church in China and the anniversary of the Encyclical “Laudato sì”, and invites the faithful to pray for all peoples suffering from war.

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During his Regina Caeli address, Pope Leo XIV remembers Jesus' call for our hearts to not be troubled and urges us to walk in the joy of the faith, while also expressing appreciation for the affection the faithful have been offering him.

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Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, celebrates the Beatification Mass for Blessed Stanisław Streich in Poland, one of the first beatifications of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.

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The conference on “Energy, Youth, and the Future: A Global Perspective on the Sustainable Transition from Africa,” was recently organised by Rome’s Pontifical University of Santa Croce in collaboration with Harambee Africa International on the occasion of Africa Day 2025 which is commemorated worldwide on 25 May 2025.

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The Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has issued a searing indictment of the country’s ecological destruction caused by illegal mining, calling for immediate and systemic intervention to halt what they describe as a “threat of national proportion.”

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Authorities in Ukraine say Russia has launched a large-scale drone and missile strike on Kyiv, injuring 15 people. It is seen as one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the war began over three years ago.

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On 24 May 2015, the Pope published his social encyclical on the theme of integral ecology, as a new paradigm of justice. “Laudato sì,” with its title taken from the ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ by Saint Francis, became a cornerstone of the Argentinean pope’s magisterium and a reference point for multiple initiatives in favour of the environment. In six chapters, Pope Francis combines concern for the Earth with an appeal for equity, a commitment to society, a call for peace.

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Our Editorial Director reflects on the Holy See’s intervention at the UN, drawing on the words of Pope Leo XIV, noting that concrete steps are urgently needed to protect civilians in armed conflicts and to disarm the world.

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As Hilda Joseph Ayyad, a parishioner taking refuge at the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, celebrates her 20th birthday, she shares the weight of war and her spark of hope that conflict may soon end.

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Pope Leo XIV gives a warm welcome to Vatican employees and their families, and reminds that 'faith and prayer are like salt which gives flavour,' and that by regularly turning to these key ingredients they will best offer their everyday tasks and responsibilities, and observes that 'popes come and go, but the Curia remains.'

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Inspired by the late Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si', which came out ten years ago, the Catholic Church in Malaysia is converting used cooking oil into biofuels, planting trees, cutting single-use plastics, recycling candles, and pledging to live out a “deep ecological spirituality."

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As the Church celebrates the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Jenny Kraska reflects on the theme, "Don't be afraid - even if you're getting married, ordained, or elected pope."

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In an interview with Vatican Media, the Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, discusses emphasis placed on working toward just peace in Ukraine during encounter with Pope Leo XIV, how families in Europe have a responsibility to transmit the faith from one generation to the next, and how the Pope suggested "there is a thirst" among young people and children to learn about God and the faith.

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Officials say Russia and Ukraine have begun one of the largest prisoner exchanges since the outbreak of the war, after their first direct talks in more than three years.

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As the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo approaches on June 3rd, preparations are well underway. Pilgrims from various regions across the country are walking and some have begun arriving and camping at the shrine more than a week before the main event. In Uganda 3 June is a public holiday.

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Professor Joachim von Braun, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, urges united action from science, policymakers, and the Church in order to tackle global inequalities in cancer care.

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COMECE Secretary General, Fr. Manuel Enrique Barrios Prieto, tells Vatican News that the EU Bishops' meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the beginning of his pontificate was unexpected, and a gift, and the Holy Father was more interested in listening than speaking.

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Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, urges religious men to draw inspiration from the Church’s desire for synodality, as he meets with members of the Union of Superiors General.

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In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea, Eastern Churches welcome Pope Leo XIV, and Monsignor Gollnisch honoured in Armenia.

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