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Pope Leo XIV to visit the Republic of San Marino on August 22
Posted on 05/28/2026 03:43 AM ()
Before travelling to the northern Italian city of Rimini on August 22, Pope Leo XIV will also visit the Republic of San Marino.
Pope Leo helps priest suffering due to heat in St Peter's Square
Posted on 05/28/2026 03:24 AM ()
Father Franco Semeraro tells Vatican News how Pope Leo XIV came to the aid of his brother, Fr Diego, after he felt faint on May 27 at the end of the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope: Catholic communities must evangelize youth amid spiritual poverty
Posted on 05/28/2026 01:54 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages the Dicastery for Evangelization to assist Catholic communities throughout the world in their efforts to respond to the crisis of spiritual poverty among young people.
Cardinal Cupich: Pope's encyclical 'a new lens' for Church's Social Doctrine
Posted on 05/28/2026 01:02 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, says Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical 'Magnifica humanitas' recognizes that "new technology has the potential to overtake our capacity to control it, and the Pope is giving us a wake-up call to seize this moment with urgency."
Scores of civilians die in Lebanon in intensified Israeli strikes
Posted on 05/27/2026 06:25 AM ()
Israeli air attacks kill at least two people in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district as it expandes its operations across the war-battered country. The attacks come in the wake of intense bombing on Tuesday as the IDF pounds Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes.
Pope establishes commission to relaunch ‘House for the Relief of Suffering’
Posted on 05/27/2026 03:02 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV signs a chirograph creating a new steering commission to relaunch the House for the Relief of Suffering Foundation, established in the Italian city of San Giovanni Rotondo by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
Pope Leo XIV receives Prime Minister of Spain in the Vatican
Posted on 05/27/2026 03:02 AM ()
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Journey to Spain in June, Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, in the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV decries recent intensification of attacks in Ukraine
Posted on 05/27/2026 02:00 AM ()
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace following the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, stressing that war does not solve problems; it worsens them, for “wherever missiles and drones fall, hopes also collapse; homes and places of worship are destroyed, and innocent lives are shattered.”
Pope at Audience: Liturgical tradition and renewal drive evangelization
Posted on 05/27/2026 01:35 AM ()
During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Vatican II's 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and emphasizes the importance of liturgical progress that also preserves sound tradition.
Pope: Help the suffering people of Gaza and respect human rights of all
Posted on 05/26/2026 12:03 PM ()
Speaking to journalists outside Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening, Pope Leo renews his appeal for humanitarian assistance in Gaza, warns against the use of artificial intelligence in warfare that disregards human life, and highlights ongoing dialogue with AI company Anthropic.