Church of the Holy Spirit

Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, president of Caritas Colombia, calls for assistance to continue beyond the media spotlight and also highlights the mission of 80 priests offering Spiritual First Aid to the more than 200,000 people affected by the earthquake.

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San Marino prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV with prayer, joyful anticipation and a renewed appreciation of the Republic’s Christian roots.

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As the world faces a large-scale heatwave this summer, reports show an ever-growing demand for changes in carbon usage, fire management, and a return to the calls made by Pope Francis in Laudato si’.

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Pope Leo met with the President of the Republic of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, this morning, August 20, at the Vatican. The President subsequently held talks at the Secretariat of State focused on the agreement signed by the United States, Israel, and Lebanon. The Holy See expressed concern over the difficulties in implementing the agreement and assured its support for efforts to that end.

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The US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to pray and act to stop the spread of abortion pills.

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Bishop Valentine Kalumba, OMI, of the Catholic Diocese of Livingstone in Zambia, has urged Zambians to embrace peaceful co-existence among Zambia’s over 73 tribes and languages. The Bishop was speaking to Vatican News in the aftermath of Zambia’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

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In his Message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo warns that war has consequences that destroy far beyond the battlefield and says that we are to imitate the Lord's offering of peace to work toward peace in the world.

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Addressing the Polish people gathered at the General Audience, Pope Leo recalls the figure of Blessed Father Władysław Findysz, the first beatified martyr of the communist persecution in Poland. Here is the story of the priest whom the Pope said “reminds us that a civilization of love is built by forgiving and overcoming evil with good.”

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Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of condolence to Polish pilgrims involved in a car accident in Hungary, and assures the families of those who died of his prayers for their loved ones.

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The humanitarian emergency that has hit the South American country following the August 10 earthquake risks undermining social cohesion in the hardest-hit rural areas. Entire families there are still lacking basic necessities. “The main risk is that families will be separated and children will end up in the hands of trafficking networks,” warns Stefano Piziali, director general of the NGO Cesvi.

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