Church of the Holy Spirit

In 1567, St Stanislaus Kostka left Vienna and crossed Germany on his way to Rome, hoping to enter the Society of Jesus against his father’s wishes. This year, young Polish pilgrims retraced the same 1,713-kilometer route to pray for vocations. At the tomb of St Stanislaus in the Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale in Rome, they gave thanks for the pilgrimage with a Mass presided over by Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda.

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The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia and the Greek Catholic Metropolitan of Kuwait and Baghdad jointly led a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, which took place from September 6 to 9. The delegation received the blessing of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and was able to visit twelve of the twenty monasteries.

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The funerals of the 27 victims of the fire that devastated a school on 10 September in the Cimpunda district of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken place.

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A medieval treasure linking faith, history and craftsmanship is being brought back to life through a new facsimile edition. The first of five volumes of the Bible of Aquileia is presented to the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and of Social Sciences in the Vatican.

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In his remarks at the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, calls for the responsible use of nuclear technology, which is “inseparable from the commitments and responsibilities that accompany it.”

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Pope Leo XIV’s book “Freedom Under Grace” hits bookshelves in English, bringing together his reflections on the legacy of St. Augustine that has shaped his spirituality.

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Jordan's Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II visits the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ (Bethany Beyond the Jordan) and emphasizes the need to carefully plan for the 2030 millennium celebrations, commemorating two thousand years since the baptism of Jesus Christ.

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At a press conference held in the Sala San Pio X of the Vatican, Villanova University announces that Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, and reveals new details about the upcoming 2026 Villanova University International Sustainability Conference.

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, celebrates Mass and opens the Second Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day Seoul 2027.

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Speaking to the staff of the Vatican Archives and Library, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance of the mission of these two institutions in service of the Church and the world and notes that the Library is not simply a place full of books, but a place built by relationships, exchange, and sharing ideas.

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