Church of the Holy Spirit

The Catholic faithful from across Uganda and beyond gathered at Wipolo Martyrs Shrine in Agago District, Gulu Archdiocese, this week 20 October, to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Daudi Okello and Jildo Irwa. These young catechists were killed in 1918 for their steadfast witness to the Christian faith.

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Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, and the President of Honduras, Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah, sign an agreement consolidating the existing good bilateral relations between Honduras and the Holy See, safeguarding the legal personality of the Church, and promoting cooperation between the Church and State.

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On the feast day of Pope St. John Paul II—the creator of World Youth Day—Pope Leo XIV sends a message to young people around the world, urging them to register for WYD Seoul 2027, saying it will offer an experience of “an even greater sense of unity, for we are all members of the one Body of Christ.”

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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith releases a document entitled “Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change,” which explores how the Church should focus on evangelizing adults, as well as catechizing children and teenagers.

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Meeting with participants in the International Congress for Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic educational institutions to make young people feel encouraged and loved, in order to help younger generations build a better world.

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Addressing a delegation of the American Jewish Committee, Pope Leo XIV encourages everyone to work together to promote human dignity, defend religious freedom, and reject all forms of religious and ethnic hatred and discrimination.

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Pope Leo XIV’s doctors confirm that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized, noting that "no further treatment is necessary."

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Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, speaking at an extraordinary session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, notes that reflecting on the “lights and shadows” of the encounter between two worlds—Europe and the peoples of the Americas—“does not mean remaining a prisoner of the past, but rather learning from it to build a different future”.

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The patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem issue a statement firmly condemning the “heinous attack” carried out on Saturday, October 17, by “masked settlers” in the Christian village of Taybeh.

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The Vatican Secretary of State opens five days of meetings to mark the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and speaks about law and new technologies, drawing from Pope Leo’s encyclical "Magnifica humanitas".

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