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Pope Leo speaks with President Zelensky, calls for humanitarian aid
Posted on 10/19/2026 10:18 AM ()
In a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Pope Leo XIV expresses his hope for cooperation to allow food and medical aid to reach civilians in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and for their safe evacuation.
Cardinal Dziwisz: People are most enduring monument to St. John Paul II
Posted on 10/19/2026 06:34 AM ()
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, the longtime personal secretary of Pope John Paul II, celebrates Mass in Rome for the 45th anniversary of the John Paul II Vatican Foundation, and highlights how the foundation helps preserve the memory of its founder but also helps future generations.
Pope Leo XIV appoints members of International Theological Commission
Posted on 10/19/2026 06:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV appoints 24 members of the International Theological Commission and renews the mandates of 6 others who served during its previous five-year term.
Cardinal Aveline: Don't be drawn into violence, but restore peace
Posted on 10/19/2026 04:49 AM ()
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, calls for a return to peace following clashes and unrest that have rocked France over the last few days, condemning the violence as “unacceptable,” a message echoed by Lyon’s Archbishop Olivier de Germay.
Pope continues recovery in Vatican, weekly General Audience confirmed
Posted on 10/19/2026 03:54 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will not travel to his residence in Castel Gandolfo this week but instead continue his recovery at the Vatican, and will hold his Wednesday General Audience on October 21, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Nigeria: Sisters providing a space for rest, renewal and human growth to all
Posted on 10/19/2026 03:52 AM ()
Among their other busy Apostolates of Education, Health Care, Pastoral and Social services, the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (MSHR), Southern Nigerian Region, are providing an enabling environment, suitable for rest, spiritual renewal and human growth to all, including priests, religious and lay people from all walks of life.
Fighting intensifies in Yemen as humanitarian crisis deepens
Posted on 10/18/2026 08:08 AM ()
The crisis in Yemen deepens with renewed fighting that has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.
Violent protests rock France as economic anger grows
Posted on 10/18/2026 06:26 AM ()
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France in demonstrations against rising living costs and government policies. Violent clashes between protesters and riot police left vehicles burning, shops damaged, and nearly 1,800 people arrested. Journalists were also attacked during the unrest.
Pope grants plenary indulgence for 100th World Mission Sunday
Posted on 10/18/2026 06:05 AM ()
On World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prays that the Church might always remain faithful to Jesus’ exhortation to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to all creation”
Pope at Angelus: ‘I have truly felt your support’
Posted on 10/18/2026 04:27 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV thanks doctors, nurses, and staff at the Gemelli Hospital for their care during his recent hospitalization, and expresses gratitude “to all those who have prayed for me over these past few days”.