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Pope Leo prays for victims of devastating Nepal floods
Posted on 08/27/2026 04:30 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV expresses his sorrow over the loss of life caused by catastrophic flash floods in Nepal, assuring those affected of his spiritual closeness and praying for rescuers searching for hundreds of missing people.
Pope: Church must help broken families heal from drug abuse
Posted on 08/27/2026 04:20 AM ()
Meeting with the Pontificial Commission for Latin America, Pope Leo XIV encourages the Church in Latin America to accompany families that undergo the pain of substance abuse, violence, or poverty.
Cardinal Bo to legislators: Work toward ban on autonomous lethal weapons
Posted on 08/27/2026 00:34 AM ()
Delivering a keynote address to Christian lawmakers and political leaders gathered in Assisi, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, warns against allowing algorithms to “systematically infantilize entire societies.”
Archbishop Gallagher visits Moscow’s Orthodox Cathedral
Posted on 08/26/2026 11:19 AM ()
On the second day of his mission to Russia, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States visits the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the seat of the Patriarch of Moscow, after meeting earlier in the week with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk.
Representatives from Latin America open a dialogue on drugs in Rome
Posted on 08/26/2026 08:52 AM ()
From 25 to 27 August, representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, together with participants with experience from Asia, Africa and Europe, are meeting to discuss prevention, recovery and social integration, and to put forward a response based on community, faith and shared responsibility in addressing addiction and the criminal recruitment of young people.
Pope recalls Poland’s vows to Mary under communism
Posted on 08/26/2026 07:45 AM ()
Greeting Polish pilgrims gathered to renew the Jasna Góra Vows of the Polish Nation, 70 years after they were first made in 1956, Pope Leo XIV said the vows’ call for moral renewal remains relevant today.
First woman rector of a shrine: Witnessing to the Gospel through listening
Posted on 08/26/2026 07:12 AM ()
At the Rimini Meeting, we spoke with Anna Medeossi, who has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, about her story of encounter, faith, and listening.
Pope: 'Holy Spirit is not a treasure to keep hidden, but a light to let shine each day'
Posted on 08/26/2026 03:05 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV tells recently-confirmed young people at his weekly General Audience that the Holy Spirit is "a light to let shine each day," recalling that this week the Church commemorates Saints Augustine and Monica.
Pope at Audience: Active participation in liturgy leads us to relationship with God
Posted on 08/26/2026 02:21 AM ()
At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Second Vatican Council Fathers' decision to promote liturgical reform, as he focuses on the 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium.
Pope: Christians should seek communion and foster peace together
Posted on 08/26/2026 01:31 AM ()
Meeting with Lutheran Bishops from Norway, Pope Leo XIV encourages all Christians to work together to promote peace and justice in our turbulent times.