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Pope Leo makes surprise visit to Shrine of the Holy Trinity in Central Italy

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday travelled by car from Castel Gandolfo to a mountain sanctuary dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

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Over 140 people missing after migrant boat drifts off Mauritania

A boat carrying migrants and refugees from The Gambia is rescued after drifting at sea for 25 days, as UNHCR renews its warning over the dangers of the Atlantic route to Spain’s Canary Islands.

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Death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes continues to rise

The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes now numbers thousands, but may still rise.

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Pope Leo XIV: Community life is a place of sanctification

Pope Leo offers words of faith in a letter sent to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) in the United States of America, celebrating its seventieth anniversary during the 2026 National Assembly, taking place in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanking God for the graces received over the past seven decades, he encourages them "to continue offering a united, joyful and authentic witness to Christ" in the various communities and apostolates where they serve.

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Pope: Do not forget those most in need during the summer

In the July/August edition of the Piazza San Pietro magazine, Pope Leo XIV responds to a letter by an Italian man asking how to enrich his faith during the summer season. The Pope highlights the importance of living out the Gospel of peace and mercy and not forgetting those who are suffering.

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Indonesia’s Bishops' President urges Asian Church to listen to one another

The president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Indonesia calls on the Church in Asia to become a listening Church as it opened the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), saying authentic synodality begins by listening to God, one another, and the voices of people on the margins.

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Cardinal Gracias at FABC opening Mass: Synodality is a gift to the world

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, papal envoy of Pope Leo XIV, opened the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) on July 21 by describing synodality as "one of the Church's greatest gifts to the world" and urging the Churches of Asia to become builders of peace through dialogue, reconciliation, and fraternity.

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Cardinal Tagle calls Christ the true bridge-builder

The third day of the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) took on a contemplative tone on July 22 as bishops and delegates from across Asia set aside reports and deliberations for a Day of Prayer and Recollection.

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FABC Plenary Assembly opens in Jakarta, calling the Church in Asia to be "bridge-builders"

The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) opened on Monday in Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 120 cardinals and bishops from across Asia have gathered for a week of prayer, discernment, and reflection on the Church's mission across the continent.

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Gaza civilians continue to be killed 9 months into ceasefire

A family of six is killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday in the latest of continuing deadly attacks on the Strip since a U.S.-backed ceasefire was agreed more than nine months ago.

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