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Pope Leo to Taizé: Become pilgrims of trust, creators of peace and reconciliation
Posted on 12/27/2025 07:02 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the 48th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community in France encouraging the participants to build peace among people and share humble and joyful hope with all those they encounter.
Closeness is the legacy of the Jubilee, says Cardinal at closing of St. John Lateran Holy Door
Posted on 12/27/2025 06:29 AM ()
Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the closing of the Holy Door and the subsequent Mass and invites the faithful to manifest the presence of God in the places where there is no fraternity, justice, truth and peace.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy plans U.S. trip for talks with President Trump
Posted on 12/26/2025 09:04 AM ()
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he plans to travel to the United States in the coming days for a key meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, as Washington pushes for possible peace talks to end the war.
Pope at Angelus: Saint Stephen teaches us that martyrdom is a birth into the light
Posted on 12/26/2025 05:08 AM ()
On the feast of the Church’s first martyr, Saint Stephen, Pope Leo XIV reflects on martyrdom as a “birth into heaven” and on Christmas joy as the choice to live fraternity, forgiveness and peace in a world marked by fear and conflict.
Uganda’s Catholic Bishops call for peaceful elections amid rising campaign violence
Posted on 12/26/2025 03:19 AM ()
In their annual Christmas message, Uganda’s Catholic Bishops have urged the Electoral Commission to take firm control of the electoral process and called on security forces to refrain from violence, as the country approaches the general elections scheduled for 15 January 2026.
‘God’s heart remains open', says Cardinal at closing of Holy Door
Posted on 12/25/2025 13:47 PM ()
The closing of the Holy Door at Saint Mary Major took place on Christmas Day, with the Cardinal Archpriest of the papal basilica inviting the faithful to remain open to hearing the Word, welcoming the other, and forgiveness.
A territory shattered: Gaza faces years of recovery
Posted on 12/25/2025 09:10 AM ()
Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire.
All 315 abducted and missing of St. Mary’s School now fully accounted for, Diocese Confirms
Posted on 12/25/2025 05:30 AM ()
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has announced the completion of the verification exercise for children and staff forcibly abducted from St. Mary's Catholic Schools - Papiri, Nigeria, on 21 November 2025. All victims have now been reunited with their families.
Pope at Urbi et Orbi: Peace is a shared responsibility
Posted on 12/25/2025 05:20 AM ()
In his Christmas Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Leo XIV renews his plea for peace, reminding the world that it is both God’s gift and humanity’s shared responsibility.
Pope Leo: Since the Word was made flesh, humanity speaks
Posted on 12/25/2025 03:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas morning Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, recalling in his homily that in the Word of God made flesh, “humanity now speaks, crying out with God’s own desire to encounter us.”