Church of the Holy Spirit

Following Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that he will undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule, Catholics around the world send their prayers and best wishes for his quick recovery.

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Pope Leo XIV renews his appeal for peace in Ukraine, and recalls the effects of its reduced grain exports on poor countries around the world.

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At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Jesus’ parable of the wedding feast, and recalls that Christian joy impels us to share it with others, even at the risk of misunderstandings.

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Pope Leo XIV reveals that he is set to undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule in my lung,” noting that it is at “a very early stage and is well-localized.” The operation will take place in the coming days at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

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During a press conference at the Vatican at the end of the gathering, “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry,” several bishops from countries faced with war, violence and poverty insisted on the importance of ministering to those struggling with mental health, echoing also Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention.

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The second day of the conference, “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry,” reflects on the state of mental health among young people and the relationship between psychological distress and drug use.

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Three years after the October 7 attacks, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem describes a Holy Land gripped by mistrust in an interview with the Vatican's media outlets. He also expresses concern over the West Bank, where he denounces “a total absence of law,” and Gaza, where “the humanitarian situation has not improved at all.”

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On the fourth day of the Amoris laetitia meeting in the Vatican, Cardinal José Cobo Cano calls for ongoing pastoral accompaniment, while theologian María Marcela Mazzini emphasizes that the Sacrament of Marriage must be lived as well as celebrated.

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Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the Catholic Church’s rejection of the death penalty, recalling that the common good can be “safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment.”

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and Bishop Aurelio García Macías as Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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