Our Editorial Director reflects on the message and impact of the first year of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate.

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Pope Leo XIV emphasizes that importance of reading and reflects on three enriching aspects of books during his encounter with members of the editorial offices of the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) in the Vatican, reminding that reading contributes to 'cultivating a conscious and well-formed critical sense, guarding against fundamentalism and ideological shortcuts.'

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Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Pontifical Swiss Guards and their families, expressing his hopes that their years of service to the Holy See may bear spiritual riches as they build an atmosphere of harmony and joy.

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Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, in the Vatican on Thursday.

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The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, in the United States, announces plans to build a shrine to Venerable Father Augustine Tolton, whose story of overcoming racial discrimination and divisions in his time continues to be a source of inspiration to promote peace and unity.

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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.

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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.

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Pope Leo attends the swearing-in ceremony for the Swiss Guard’s 28 new recruits, and expresses his "esteem and gratitude" for their work.

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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.

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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.'

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