Church of the Holy Spirit

As the Church marks the Feast of the Holy Family, Fr Luke Gregory reflects on how divine guidance shepherds families through challenges.

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Pope Leo XIV donates three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according to Papal Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, intended to support families that, like the Holy Family, “are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.”

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Authorities say a third of Kyiv is without heating after a deadly Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures. The attack, which reportedly killed at least one person and wounded two dozen others, prompted nearby Poland to scramble fighter jets and close civilian airports.

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Sister Adele Howard, RSM, a lecturer in Theology and Australian Studies at the Australian Catholic University looks at the 59th World Day of Peace Message of Pope Leo XIV in the current Australian context.

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The Unites States carries our airstrikes on Islamic State‑linked militants in northwest Nigeria, striking several of the group's sites.

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Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the 48th European Youth Meeting organized by the Taizé Community in France encouraging the participants to build peace among people and share humble and joyful hope with all those they encounter.

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Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the closing of the Holy Door and the subsequent Mass and invites the faithful to manifest the presence of God in the places where there is no fraternity, justice, truth and peace.

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The two South-Asian countries agreed on Saturday to stop weeks of intense conflict over disputed borders, which has caused the death of just over 100 people and the displacement of more than half a million people.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he plans to travel to the United States in the coming days for a key meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, as Washington pushes for possible peace talks to end the war.

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On the feast of the Church’s first martyr, Saint Stephen, Pope Leo XIV reflects on martyrdom as a “birth into heaven” and on Christmas joy as the choice to live fraternity, forgiveness and peace in a world marked by fear and conflict.

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