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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) calls for a worldwide Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace on August 14, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption. By Linda Bordoni As war continues to afflict so many peoples across the world he world – from Gaza to Sudan, from Ukraine to Myanmar,
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to share not only material goods but time, presence, and empathy. By Vatican News Addressing the faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo reflected on the Gospel passage from Luke, inviting the faithful to ask themselves how they are investing the “treasure” of their lives. Quoting
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Holy Mass on Sunday, August 17, with the poor assisted by the Diocese in Albano, a small town in the vicinity of Castel Gandolfo, the location of the Papal Residence in the Alban Hills outside Rome. By Vatican News On Sunday, August 17, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate
A papal telegram sent to the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference conveys Pope Leo’s condolences to Ghanaians mourning the deaths of ministers, government officials and civilians who perished in the crash of a military helicopter on 6 August. Vatican News Pope Leo has expressed his sorrow over the deaths of ministers, government officials
Andrea Monda, the Director of L’Osservatore Romano, reflects on the message of Pope Leo XIV at the Prayer Vigil for the Jubilee of Youth. By Andrea Monda Over a million young people filled the vast expanse of Tor Vergata to spend an evening with Pope Leo XIV during the Jubilee Vigil for Youth and to
At his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo reflects on the word “prepare” and how each of us is invited to prepare for the Eucharist in life’s daily moments, by “removing what encumbers us, reducing our demands and ceasing to hold unrealistic expectations.” By Kielce Gussie During his first Wednesday General Audience of August, Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the 20th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), praying their deliberations on the theme of ‘Christ, Source of Hope, Reconciliation and Peace’ will highlight “the importance of fostering an intense experience of the love of God that awakens in hearts the
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for August, 2025, inviting us to pray “that societies avoid internal conflicts due to ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons” and encouraging us to “seek paths of dialogue” and “respond to conflict with gestures of fraternity.” By Christopher Wells “Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more
Pope Leo paves the way for St John Henry Newman to be formally declared a “Doctor of the Church”. By Alessandro De Carolis One of the great modern thinkers of Christianity, a key figure in a spiritual and human journey that left a profound mark on the Church and 19th-century ecumenism, and the author of
During his wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo encourages the faithful to learn to speak properly, using words that heal and not hurt. By Vatcian News Wednesday saw the conclusion of Pope Leo XIV’s catechetical series on the public life of Jesus, which he described as being marked by encounters, parables, and healings. Addressing the faithful