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Pope recalls many Middle East Christians who suffer with Christ during Holy Week
Posted on 03/29/2026 04:03 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV decries the fact that many Christians in the Middle East will be unable to celebrate Holy Week rites, urging everyone to remember the many people who share in Christ's suffering as the Church contemplates the Mystery of the Lord's Passion.
Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’
Posted on 03/29/2026 03:24 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war.
Highlights of Pope Leo's Apostolic Journey to Monaco
Posted on 03/28/2026 13:18 PM ()
Pope Leo departed the Principality of Monaco at 17:30 this afternoon. Here are some highlights from a lightning, one-day trip to Europe's second-smallest country.
New data of Annuario Pontificio 2026 shows Catholics growing in Africa
Posted on 03/28/2026 10:34 AM ()
New data from the Annuario Pontificio 2026 and Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae 2024 highlight trends in baptized populations across the five continents, with a remarkable increase in the number of Catholics in Africa.
Pope at Mass in Monaco: 'You are called to bear witness to living in peace'
Posted on 03/28/2026 10:16 AM ()
During Mass in the Principality of Monaco, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone not to grow "accustomed to the clamor of weapons and images of war," and insists that the Church in Monaco is called to bear witness to living in peace.
Hope, doubt, faith: Pope answers questions from young people in Monaco
Posted on 03/28/2026 07:08 AM ()
Pope Leo speaks to young residents of Monaco, answering questions on faith and doubt, and urging his listeners to "pour yourselves out completely for the Lord and for others.”
Pope Leo in Monaco: Christ calls the Church to communion
Posted on 03/28/2026 05:54 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV invites the Catholic community of Monaco to renew a faith capable of addressing secularism, promoting dignity, and proclaiming the Gospel with creativity and conviction.
Pope Leo XIV: Monaco bears vocation to foster social friendship
Posted on 03/28/2026 04:34 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV greets residents of the Principality of Monaco as he begins his Apostolic Journey, and encourages the small European nation to place its material prosperity at the service of humanity, law, and justice.
Lord’s Day Reflection: Palm branches & plot twists
Posted on 03/28/2026 04:00 AM ()
As the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day's liturgical readings, reflecting on the theme, "Palm branches & plot twists”.
Pope Leo XIV begins his visit to Principality of Monaco
Posted on 03/28/2026 01:59 AM ()
The Pope is travelling by helicopter to the small city-state, the destination of his second Apostolic Journey. In a telegram to the President of Italy during the flight, he expresses his desire to encourage “the witness of Christian faith” and “the building of the common good.”