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Pope: Emphasis on individual freedom makes us less free to be ourselves
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (396+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Wednesday with Bishops associated with the Focolare Movement, formally known as the Work of Mary, founded in Italy in 1942 by Chiara Lubich. In his address, the Pope said the Bishops’ encounter expresses their collegial affection…...
Pope at Audience: Human dignity must always be defended as God???s gift
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (508+ words) Pope Leo XIV dedicated his Wednesday General Audience to the dignity of the human person, urging Christians to defend it in every circumstance with “the light and strength of the Gospel.” Continuing his reflections on the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral…...
Pope to West African youth: Bear witness to peace, love amid conflicts
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (419+ words) Pope Leo XIV sent a video message in English and French to thousands of young people gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the first-ever West Africa Youth Days. The event takes place on September 7-12 under the theme “Take courage: young Catholics,…...
Thousands of West Africa???s young Catholics meet at first-ever regional youth gathering in Ghana
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (380+ words) Gabriel Asempa Antwi – Accra For the organisers of the first-ever West Africa Youth Days (WAYD) 2026, the meeting of thousands of young people in Accra is a call for young people to become “actors and agents of peace and hope” in…...
Synod: Reports published on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ad limina visits
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (617+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday released the Final Report of Study Group No. 6 on the review, from a synodal and missionary perspective, of the documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ecclesial associations. It also released…...
Archbishop of Chongqing consecrated in China
1+ day, 12+ min ago (184+ words) On Tuesday, 8 September, the episcopal ordination of the Andrea Ding Yang took place. On 28 July 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Municipality, China), having approved his candidacy within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy…...
Pope Leo to visit Genazzano as???pilgrim??? before Mother of Good Counsel
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (850+ words) By Benedetta Capelli & Eugenio Bonanata An atmosphere of joyful anticipation filled Genazzano, the medieval Italian town located around 40 kilometres from Rome, as it awaited the arrival of Pope Leo XIV. At 6:00 p.m. on Monday, the Pope celebrates Mass at the Basilica on…...
Pope celebrates Our Lady of Good Counsel with an appeal to cultivate peace
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (995+ words) “Let us allow peace to grow within us,” the Pope said during his homily as he presided over Mass at the Augustinian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, “It will blossom in the world.” Returning to the sanctuary…...
Archbishop Gallagher:???Dialogue makes cooperation possible"
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (305+ words) Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said that genuine dialogue does not eliminate differences but creates the conditions for them to coexist through cooperation. Speaking in Assisi on Monday, 7 September, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations addressed the…...
Pope at Angelus: Mutual love is one debt that???does not enslave us"
3+ day, 53+ min ago (565+ words) From a window in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed his Sunday Angelus greeting, reflecting on “fundamental criteria for thought and action” found in the day’s liturgy. St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans sums up every commandment into one:…...