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“Free under Grace,” a book to get to know Prevost in dialogue with the world
Posted on 05/6/2026 11:00 AM ()
The book “Free under Grace,” which brings together speeches, homilies, messages, and letters of Father Robert Francis Prevost when he was Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, published by the Vatican Publishing House, was presented at the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome. It was presented to Pope Leo XIV on the eve of its release in Italian, and will be released in English and many other languages in the months to come.
Cardinal Parolin: Holy See’s position on peace and disarmament is firm
Posted on 05/6/2026 09:30 AM ()
Cardinal Pietro Parolin responds to questions on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the Vatican, dialogue with U.S. President Donald Trump, and on German Bishops.
As 28 recruits sworn in, Pope thanks Swiss Guard for their service
Posted on 05/6/2026 09:24 AM ()
Pope Leo attends the swearing-in ceremony for the Swiss Guard’s 28 new recruits, and expresses his "esteem and gratitude" for their work.
Pope Leo XIV video-calls priests in southern Lebanon
Posted on 05/6/2026 06:18 AM ()
During his audience with the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Pope Leo video-calls about ten priests from the southern regions of Lebanon and encourages them and assures them of his prayers.
Gaza's parish priest: 'Pope Leo encourages us to have hope'
Posted on 05/6/2026 06:06 AM ()
Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, speaks to Vatican News about the message of closeness he received from Pope Leo XIV, saying that Holy Father’s words are always an encouragement 'to keep moving forward and doing good.'
Schedule for Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Spain released
Posted on 05/6/2026 05:55 AM ()
A month ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s departure for Spain, the Holy See Press Office releases the full schedule for the journey, which will take him to Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary islands, and see him bless the tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia basilica.
DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany
Posted on 05/6/2026 05:38 AM ()
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, explains that the November 2024 letter also applies to the text of the current vademecum, which does not have the Dicastery’s approval.
Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas in Lebanon amid renewed cross-border attacks
Posted on 05/6/2026 05:05 AM ()
Israel’s military carrys out a new wave of airstrikes across Lebanon, targeting what it said were Hezbollah positions, after issuing fresh evacuation warnings for residents of southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.
‘Leone a Roma’: Vatican media documentary on Pope’s years in Rome
Posted on 05/6/2026 04:30 AM ()
“Leone a Roma” is a new documentary by the Vatican's media outlets that retraces the nearly two decades Pope Leo XIV spent in Rome before his election to the See of Peter. Produced for the first anniversary of his pontificate, the film will be broadcast on Vatican media channels and made available to media organisations upon request.
Pope Leo receives the President of the Swiss Confederation
Posted on 05/6/2026 04:19 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV welcomed the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, in the Vatican on Wednesday morning, prior to the annual swearing-in of the Swiss Guards.