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News from the Orient - October 23, 2025
Posted on 10/23/2025 06:03 AM ()
In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: Cardinal Lavigerie is remembered, Syria's Archbishop Jacques Mourad receives a prize, and an ancient Armenian church is reconsecrated.
King Charles attends ecumenical prayer service in Sistine Chapel
Posted on 10/23/2025 05:02 AM ()
King Charles III and Queen Camilla join Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel for Midday Prayer as part of their official state visit to the Vatican – marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations.
Mozambique: Jubilee Year is an Invitation to address social inequalities in society
Posted on 10/23/2025 04:07 AM ()
Bishop Inacio Lucas Mwita of Gurué Diocese in Mozambique recently spoke at a thanksgiving Graduation Mass for 121 students of the Catholic University of Mozambique, in the district of Gurué. During the homily, the Bishop reminded students of the essential message and practice in a Jubilee Year.
Church's seven new saints inspire faith and resilience
Posted on 10/23/2025 03:08 AM ()
The universal Church rejoiced together on October 19 as Pope Leo XIV canonized seven new saints on World Mission Sunday, with pilgrims who attended the Mass calling it a deep personal reminder of faith and resilience as Catholics.
Pope tells Knights of the Holy Sepulchre to 'advance in goodness'
Posted on 10/23/2025 01:49 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with the Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, gathered in Rome for the Jubilee Year of Hope, and thanks them for their mission.
Pope Leo XIV: 'No tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church'
Posted on 10/23/2025 00:32 AM ()
"I renew my appeal that there can be no tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church," Pope Leo XIV underscores in his message to the National Safeguarding Conference in the Philippines.
EU and Egypt to hold Brussels summit
Posted on 10/22/2025 09:13 AM ()
Egypt and the European Union are meeting for their first-ever summit in Brussels, with talks focused on migration, trade, and regional security.
Holy See: When development loses sight of people it descends into crisis
Posted on 10/22/2025 05:52 AM ()
Monsignor Daniel Pacho, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, speaks about the importance of confronting the development crisis at a Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Pope to the faithful of Burundi: Keep the hope for a better world alive
Posted on 10/22/2025 03:47 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Fraternity of Monsignor Courtney, dedicated to preserving the memory of the Apostolic Nuncio who was killed in Burundi in 2003.
Vitae Fest Rome 2025 to join music and art on behalf of reconciliation
Posted on 10/22/2025 03:03 AM ()
The Vitae Fest 2025 is set to take place in Rome on October 25 to join music, art, and reconciliation under the theme: “Don’t burn bridges, become one.”