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Angola: Waiting for Pope Leo XIV
In Angola, the countdown to the much-anticipated visit of Pope Leo XIV has begun. Pope Leo will be in Angola from 18 to 21 April. It is an event that has galvanised the whole country into action—from government officials to the Catholic hierarchy, the faithful and religious institutions across the country.
Patients from Vatican children’s hospital make drawing for Pope Leo
On the papal flight to Algeria, journalists present Pope Leo with a drawing from young patients at the Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome.
Pope Leo embarks on his longest-yet Apostolic Journey, headed to Algeria
Pope Leo XIV departs from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport as he begins his third and longest-yet Apostolic Journey, which takes him to four countries on the African continent: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
Jesuit priest Fr. Melwin J. Pinto, SJ, passes away
Jesuit priest Fr. Melwin J. Pinto, SJ, who served Vatican Radio for many years, passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiac complications in Mangaluru, India, on April 10th.
Archbishop Nona elected new Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Archbishop Amel Nona has been elected as the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church on Sunday, April 12, following the resignation of his predecessor, Cardinal Luis Raphaël Sako, announced on March 10. The new leader has chosen the name Paul III and will request ecclesiastical communion from the Pope.
Iran- US talks end without agreement
US and Iranian delegations have failed to reach a deal following lengthy peace talks in Islamabad.
James K. A. Smith on St Augustine, existentialism, and love
The philosopher and Augustine scholar James K. A. Smith speaks to Vatican News about St Augustine’s “deep sense of interiority and subjectivity”, and the way his political writings are used and abused today.
CRS Cameroon: Faith in action
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Cameroon from 15 to 18 April as a “messenger of peace” for the faithful, but it is humanitarian organizations like Catholic Relief Services that, for decades, have turned that message into action.
Pope: We have moral obligation to protect civilians from horrific effects of war
Following the recitation of the Regina Caeli, Pope Leo recalls the three years since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan, renewing his appeal to stop “this fratricidal war as soon as possible.” He then offers wishes of peace to the Eastern Churches that celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar and urges people not to forget the Ukrainian and Lebanese peoples. Finally, he asks for prayers for his apostolic journey to Africa that starts tomorrow April 13.
Pope at Angelus: Sunday Eucharist “indispensable” for Christian life
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Leo XIV highlights the Eucharist as essential for sustaining faith.
Cardinal McElroy: War in Iran 'morally illegitimate;' Let's pray ceasefire holds
During his Vigil Mass for Peace, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington D.C., says that under Catholic just war principles, the initiation of the war in Iran and any continuation of it is "morally illegitimate" and calls on faithful to "pray that the ceasefire holds and that it leads to a substantive foundation for the emergence of peace in the Middle East."
Pope Leo’s appeal to the silent majority that chooses peace
Pope Leo XIV calls upon billions of people around the world to engage in a shared commitment against the “madness of war,” those who, in this dramatic hour of history, do not surrender to the idolatry of money and power.
Pope Leo at Prayer Vigil for Peace: Stop planning arms and death
During Pope Leo XIV's Prayer Vigil for Peace in the world, the Pope appeals to leaders of nations to stop and sit at the table of dialogue and mediation, "not at the table where rearmament is planned and deadly actions are decided!" He also insists that the Church will always advance in calling for peace "even when rejecting the logic of war may lead to misunderstanding and scorn," and will always instil "obedience to God rather than any human authority."
Pope: Easter joy is a music that overcomes resignation and spiritual mediocrity
Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra, reads a message from the Pope on the occasion of the fourth edition of the “Festival of the Resurrection” in Plaza Cibeles, Madrid. The Pontiff’s greeting and blessing upon the event: “How I wish that the very lives of Christians might become a concert”
Pope Leo XIV Visiting Algeria as a Messenger of Peace and as a Pilgrim to the Birthplace of his Spiritual Identity
Pope Leo XIV will make an Apostolic visit to Algeria on Monday April 13th. In the following Interview, Fr. Vincent Kyererezi, a member of the Missionaries of Africa and Vicar General of the diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa, explains the importance of the visit and the role of the Church in the predominantly Moslem Algerian society.
Cardinal Parolin on Pope’s Africa visit: Catholics should promote change
As Pope Leo XIV prepares to make an Apostolic Journey to four African nations, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, tells Vatican News about the Pope’s desire to show his closeness to existential peripheries and to carry the hope of Christ.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk: Ukrainians united with Pope Leo in praying for peace
In an interview with Vatican News, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said that Ukrainians will join the prayer vigil for peace led by Pope Leo at St. Peter’s on the eve of Eastern Easter. He expressed the hope for a world without war and for Ukraine to enjoy a genuine, just, and lasting peace.
Lord’s Day Reflection: My Lord and my God
As the Church celebrates the Second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “My Lord and my God.”
Bishops of Equatorial Guinea: Pope Leo's visit is 'a hug from God'
The bishops of Equatorial Guinea invite everyone to welcome Pope Leo's journey to the country as a “time of grace” that fosters conversion, unity, and hope. They call for strengthening spiritual life in the face of current challenges.