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Pope Leo XIV to visit five Rome parishes for Advent
Posted on 10/28/2026 06:45 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will meet parish communities and celebrate Mass during visits to all five pastoral sectors of the Diocese of Rome, beginning November 27.
Pope to visit Cusco in the Peruvian Andes where ‘You breathe the fullness of life'
Posted on 10/28/2026 04:37 AM ()
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cusco, in the Peruvian Andes, Italian missionary Father Walter Corsini reflects on local spiritual traditions, the impact of tourism and his 30 years of service among the poor.
Pope at Audience: Faith enriches every culture with its positive outlook
Posted on 10/28/2026 04:27 AM ()
At the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV affirms the positive impact that the Christian faith has on every culture, as faith invites believers to a fruitful integration of knowledge.
Pope to Mercedes-Benz: Technological innovation should serve human dignity
Posted on 10/28/2026 04:00 AM ()
Ahead of the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV meets with executives of Mercedes-Benz on the occasion of a special exhibition commemorating one hundred years of the ‘Popemobile’.
Pope Leo XIV to meet abuse survivors in Latin America
Posted on 10/27/2026 10:31 AM ()
During his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of abuse committed by clergy and other members of the Church, as he has on his recent Apostolic Journeys to Spain and France.
Pope to Assisi Peace Meeting: 'May we be unarmed instruments of God's peace'
Posted on 10/27/2026 10:00 AM ()
In a video message sent to participants in the International Meeting for Peace in Assisi, Pope Leo XIV urges all participants to join him in being "unarmed instruments of the Lord's peace," stressing that "war can never be waged in the name of God."
Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad: ‘The only option we have is dialogue'
Posted on 10/27/2026 09:42 AM ()
On the last day of the International Meeting for Peace in Assisi, Patriarch Paul III Nona of Baghdad speaks about the importance of looking to contemporary martyrs to build peace: they offer “a good way to think about unity.”
Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria kill at least 7, including children
Posted on 10/27/2026 07:44 AM ()
Rome event to explore Holy See's relations with 20th-century totalitarian regimes
Posted on 10/27/2026 06:45 AM ()
The two-day conference “The Holy See and Totalitarian Systems in the 20th Century: New Approaches and Research Perspectives” opens on October 28 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, examining the actions of the Popes and Vatican diplomacy in the face of 20th-century totalitarian regimes.
Assisi’s lasting legacy: Peace, prayer, dialogue
Posted on 10/27/2026 06:15 AM ()
From St. Francis’ time to Pope John Paul II in 1986 to today, the city of Assisi has been a symbol of dialogue and peace. Rabbi David Rosen stresses that interreligious dialogue is essential to peace, because if we respect other religions, “we can overcome stereotypes, prejudices, stigmatization, and live together in a better society.”