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Pope: Bishops must carry everyone in their heart, like Christ
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (491+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with the Bishops taking part in a formation course, entitled “Bishops, servants of communion in the Church and in today’s world.” In his address, the Pope told newly ordained Bishops that they enjoy a…...
Within Your Gates, Jerusalem
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (314+ words) The road is long and difficult, but necessary—and neither impossible nor without hope: to build an alternative narrative, serious and solid, shared by the different religious traditions, in order to rediscover Jerusalem’s authentic and universal mission. The direction of…...
French Bishops: There is a spiritual thirst in the country as it awaits the Pope
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1693+ words) He does not want to take credit and repeatedly speaks of teamwork, but if Pope Leo XIV is going to France from September 25 to 28, a country where there is “a great spiritual thirst,” it is certainly thanks in part to…...
Pope: Emphasis on individual freedom makes us less free to be ourselves
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (396+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Wednesday with Bishops associated with the Focolare Movement, formally known as the Work of Mary, founded in Italy in 1942 by Chiara Lubich. In his address, the Pope said the Bishops’ encounter expresses their collegial affection…...
Pope at Audience: Human dignity must always be defended as God???s gift
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (508+ words) Pope Leo XIV dedicated his Wednesday General Audience to the dignity of the human person, urging Christians to defend it in every circumstance with “the light and strength of the Gospel.” Continuing his reflections on the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral…...
Synod: Reports published on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ad limina visits
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (617+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday released the Final Report of Study Group No. 6 on the review, from a synodal and missionary perspective, of the documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ecclesial associations. It also released…...
Archbishop of Chongqing consecrated in China
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (184+ words) On Tuesday, 8 September, the episcopal ordination of the Andrea Ding Yang took place. On 28 July 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Municipality, China), having approved his candidacy within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy…...
Pope Leo to visit Genazzano as???pilgrim??? before Mother of Good Counsel
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (850+ words) By Benedetta Capelli & Eugenio Bonanata An atmosphere of joyful anticipation filled Genazzano, the medieval Italian town located around 40 kilometres from Rome, as it awaited the arrival of Pope Leo XIV. At 6:00 p.m. on Monday, the Pope celebrates Mass at the Basilica on…...
Pope celebrates Our Lady of Good Counsel with an appeal to cultivate peace
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (995+ words) “Let us allow peace to grow within us,” the Pope said during his homily as he presided over Mass at the Augustinian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, “It will blossom in the world.” Returning to the sanctuary…...
Nine killed in southern Lebanese village after Israeli strike
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (202+ words) Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon killed at least nine people, Lebanon's health ministry said Monday. The strikes were among a series that killed seven people across southern Lebanon on Sunday, as the Israeli military retaliated for what…...