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Bishops of Equatorial Guinea: Pope Leo's visit is 'a hug from God'

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200

The bishops of Equatorial Guinea invite everyone to welcome Pope Leo's journey to the country as a “time of grace” that fosters conversion, unity, and hope. They call for strengthening spiritual life in the face of current challenges.

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Pope Leo meets French President Macron

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:40:00 +0200

The first meeting between the Pope and the French President took place at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Talks at the Secretariat of State included the hope of restoring peaceful coexistence through dialogue and negotiation around the world.

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Where the Menoreh Hills whisper peace: Tolerance in quiet grace

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:34:00 +0200

The Paschal message of peace and fraternity is lived spiritually and concretely, as highlighted by the collaboration and friendship between Muslims and Christians in a remote Indonesian village during the Easter Triduum.

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Prayer Vigil for Peace to use light from Lamp of Peace from Assisi

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:08:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV's Prayer Vigil for Peace on Saturday, April 11, will be guided by meditations from early Church Fathers, including St. Augustine of Hippo, and will see faithful from different continents light candles with the fire from the Lamp of Peace from Assisi.

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Pope’s visit to Africa to be visible live on Vatican News widget

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic to four African nations will be visible for the first time live on the Vatican News widget, which offers Catholic websites up-to-the-minute access to news about the Pope.

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Cardinal Hollerich: Big steps are being taking regarding role of women in the Church

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:35:00 +0200

The publication of the Synod Study Group report on women’s participation, according to Cardinal Hollerich, marks a “big step” toward greater inclusion in the Church. He stresses, however, that any possible development in women’s access to ordained ministry requires broad ecclesial consensus to preserve unity.

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Pope: Social security systems must foster economic justice and right to work

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV meets with a delegation from the Italian National Institute for Social Security, and urges national welfare systems to promote social responsibility and economic development.

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Pope to Chaldean Church: Never be on side of those who wield weapons

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200

Meeting with members of the Chaldean Church during their Synod to elect a new Patriarch, Pope Leo XIV challenges the Chaldean Catholic Church to stay true to their long and storied mission of peace, especially “in a world marked by absurd and inhumane violence, which, in these times, is driven by greed and hatred.”

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DR Congo: Comboni Missionary Sisters make common cause with most vulnerable

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:57:00 +0200

The Sisters of the Comboni Missionaries Postulancy share their lives with Kisangani's street children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, offering their services at the Saint Laurent Centre, which is not merely a refuge, but a chance for a better future.

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Welcome to the 'home' for American priests in Rome

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200

Vatican News takes an inside look at 'Casa Santa Maria' of the Pontifical North American College, the home away from home for American priests to live and pray together during their studies in Rome, that leaves them 'tremendously enriched' and ready for their mission back home, and contributes to their always falling more in love with the faith and the Lord.

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Congregation of Holy Cross lives missionary revival through new mission

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200

Heeding Pope Francis’ call to go to the peripheries, the Holy Family Mission in Papua New Guinea has revived the missionary charism of the Congregation of Holy Cross to cross borders in hope.

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Pope Leo XIV: A pilgrim in Africa

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0200

The Director of the Holy See Press Office presents Pope Leo’s upcoming Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea: an itinerary marked by the richness and diversity of histories, cultures and traditions.

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UNICEF in Iran: Despite ceasefire, violence will have lasting effects on children

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:41:00 +0200

As the U.S.-Israeli ceasefire appears to hold in Iran, UNICEF outlines the ongoing danger and impact this war has and will continue to have on children as they “bear the brunt of the conflict.”

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‘Even just one of these children’ announced as title of World Migrants Day

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:37:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which focuses on the need for pastoral care for minors on the move.

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Apostolic Nuncio: Lebanon deserves peace; war is death

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:37:00 +0200

Archbishop Paolo Borgia, the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, laments the death and destruction caused by Israeli attacks on the country, and calls for dialogue to promote peace, in an interview with Vatican News.

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Pope to Olympic athletes: Sport must keep human person at its center

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:33:43 +0200

Pope Leo XIV meets with a delegation of Italian Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed at the Milan-Cortina Games, and upholds the value of sport as a place of encounter and self-mastery.

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Catholic Bishops tell Nigerians: The resurrection offers us a new beginning. Hold on to hope!

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:06:00 +0200

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, has told Nigerians not to lose hope, regardless of the many challenges they face. He added that a new dawn is coming.

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Last Christian village on Israeli border: 'We want a Lebanon that lives in peace'

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:40:00 +0200

Fr. Toni Elias, a Lebanese Maronite parish priest in Rmeich - the last village in the south of the country on the border with Israel. Despite the news that the ceasefire does not extend to Lebanon, he says, “We do not give up—on the contrary, we trust in the Lord. This is what truly makes us a resilient people in the midst of this tide of war and conflict that surrounds us.”

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Cardinal Parolin: We need more voices calling for peace

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

In a recent interview with the Italian quarterly 'Dialoghi,' Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discusses the fragility of diplomacy, the rise of the logic of the strongest, the importance of the United Nations, and the need to empty nuclear arsenals.

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Pope welcomes Middle East ceasefire, invites faithful to join prayer vigil for peace

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:54:00 +0200

Pope Leo welcomes the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East and asks that all parties engage in prolonged dialogue to reach an end to the conflict. He also invites men and women of goodwill across the world to join him in prayer for peace on Saturday 11 April.

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Pope at Audience: 'Holiness is not a privilege for the few'

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:31:14 +0200

Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis series on the Dogmatic Constitution 'Lumen gentium,' and reminds us that holiness 'is not a privilege for the few,' but for all the baptized, and 'is manifested in our daily life every time we receive it with joy and respond to Him.'

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Pope: The threat against the entire Iranian people is unacceptable

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:57:20 +0200

Addressing journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV asks "all people of goodwill to always search for peace and to reject war," calls for a return to the negotiating table to pursue peaceful solutions, and notes that attacks on civilian infrastructure are against international law.

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President of American Bishops urges Trump to step back from brink

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:39:00 +0200

The President of the US Bishops' Conference appeals to President Donald Trump to avoid going through with his threat to “destroy the whole Iranian civilization" if Tehran does not agree to re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Pope expresses closeness to Christians affected by war in southern Lebanon

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:11:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to the people of Debel in southern Lebanon, and to all who suffer the consequences of war in an Easter message delivered amid ongoing Israeli attacks in the region.

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The “non-violent” power of Easter in Pope Leo’s appeals for peace

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:06:00 +0200

Throughout Holy Week and Easter, Pope Leo XIV made numerous appeals for peace, offering the world an impassioned plea not to be overcome by indifference but to firmly believe in “God who rejects war.”

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Estonia: Dozens of people welcomed into the Church at Easter

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:02:00 +0200

At the first Easter after the beatification of Blessed Eduard Profittlich, the Catholic Church in Estonia has welcomed dozens of people into the faith in a sign of growth and renewal.

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Sant’Egidio urges renewed rescue efforts following migrant boat tragedy

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:43:00 +0200

The Community of Sant’Egidio calls for renewed commitment to rescue operations and safe migration routes following yet another migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean.

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Easter in Nampula: Archbishop Inácio Saure prays and appeals for peace

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0200

During the celebration of the Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, in Mozambique’s Archdiocese of Nampula, Archbishop Inácio Saure called on the faithful to renew their faith in the risen Christ and to live the Easter joy as a sign of hope, conversion, and new life.

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Logo and Motto released for Pope Leo's visit to Spain

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0200

The Holy See Press Office releases the logo and motto of Pope Leo's upcoming trip to Spain.

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“Francis’ Argentina,” a documentary retracing Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s footsteps

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200

Memory and forward-looking vision come together in the documentary that will be officially presented and screened at the Vatican Film Library. Then, on April 10, it will be shown on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a key landing point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

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Iran braces for more attacks as death toll rises

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200

US President Donald Trump has warned of escalation unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tehran Cardinal at Easter: ‘Christ brings new life, even amid trials’

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200

As the Iran war continues to escalate with deeper suffering for civilians, the Cardinal Archbishop of Tehran expresses his hopes that our new life in Christ will encourage Iranian Christians to endure the trials of the present.

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Apostolic Vicar: Even where humanity has lost its reason, we are to testify love

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:34:00 +0200

The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., says that even where humanity may seem to have lost its reason and where evil may prevail, the faithful are called this Easter to testify that love conquers and remember that, through the Cross, Christ's Resurrection guarantees that evil does not have the final word.

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Order of Malta assures constant humanitarian support to southern Lebanon

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:18:00 +0200

The president of the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta has promised broad and unconditional support now and in the future to a dozen mayors and representatives of border villages of southern Lebanon meeting recently in Aïn el-Remmaneh, a Christian suburb of Beirut. Marwan Sehnaoui: “Your suffering is ours; your courage inspires us.”

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Top Iranian commander killed in Israeli strike

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:13:00 +0200

Iran says the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Majid Khademi, was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Monday morning.

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Pope at Regina Caeli urges Christians to give voice to hope stifled by violence

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:37:00 +0200

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to bear witness to the Gospel in a world disfigured by fake news, conflict and "confused consciences".

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Iran conflict raises fears of water crisis

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0200

Recent missile attacks have raised concerns that desalination plants could be caught in the crossfire.

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Urbi et Orbi: Pope urges world leaders to lay down weapons

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:05:00 +0200

On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo appeals to world leaders to choose “not to dominate others, but to encounter them”. He also announces that he will lead a prayer vigil for peace next Saturday, April 11th, in Saint Peter’s Basilica.

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Pope Leo: Easter opens us up to hope that never fails

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:09:00 +0200

At the Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Leo reminds us that the Easter proclamation that Christ is risen from the dead "opens us up to a hope that never fails, to a light that never fades, to a fullness of joy that nothing can take away: death has been conquered forever; death no longer has power over us!"

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Pope: Easter drives out hatred and brings down the mighty

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200

At the Easter Vigil Mass in the Vatican, Pope Leo says that “God responds to the hardness of sin – which divides and kills – with the power of love, which unites and restores life”.

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Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, dismisses claims of attack on cathedral

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200

In response to false reports of an attack on the Bishop’s residence, cathedral, and pastoral center, the Diocese of Sokoto issues an official disclaimer denying the claims.

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Lord's Day Reflection: 'Inflamed by What is Missing’

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200

As the Church celebrates Easter Sunday, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Inflamed by What is Missing.”

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Myanmar: Easter Vigil celebrated for the first time in 3 years in Loikaw

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:58:00 +0200

After years of military occupation, the Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw, Myanmar, has been returned to the faithful and priests, who can now celebrate the Easter Vigil together—a symbol of hope in a country plagued by a protracted conflict.

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Sudanese Bishop: In war, we experience unity among Christians

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:32:00 +0200

The Bishop of El Obeid—a region marked by the ongoing conflict which has killed 60,000 people—explains that despite the violence, “we believe in the day that follows death and sets us free.”

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: 'The Word of God resounds louder than any silence'

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:18:00 +0200

At the Easter Vigil Mass in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre Cardinal Pizzaballa says that "Jerusalem, a city marked by the memory of death, and today by so many divisions, becomes the place where life is proclaimed.”

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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners for Holy Week

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:18:00 +0200

The Cuban government announces it granted pardons to over 2,000 prisoners - including young people, women and people over the age of 60 - in light of Holy Week.

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Sri Lankan island church is cleared of mines, bringing hope at Easter

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:55:46 +0200

The Sri Lankan Civil War left a devastating legacy of landmines and unexploded ordnance, particularly in the northern and eastern provinces of the nation. The HALO Trust has spent 20 years clearing mines from Puvaransanthivu Island, where the Our Lady of Velankanni Church is, allowing the faithful to finally return to a place of worship once cut off by war and violence.

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Nigeria: Bishop Kukah warns against normalising violence, emphasises hope in the risen Christ

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:44:00 +0200

Nigeria’s Bishop of Sokoto has called on Nigerians to awaken their consciences and resist despair despite the numerous challenges facing the nation. He emphasised that the message of Easter is fundamentally a message of hope.

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Pope Leo XIV carries Cross for Via Crucis at Colosseum in Rome

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:26:38 +0200

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful at the Good Friday Way of the Cross by carrying the Cross throughout the Colosseum in Rome.

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Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 'Jesus transformed Crucifixion into salvation'

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:18:05 +0200

Pope Leo XIV presides over the solemn liturgy of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica, and Fr. Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, the Preacher of the Pontifical Household, underscores in his sermon that by walking the Way of the Cross, the Lord learned the most difficult obedience: that of love for the other, even when the other appears as an enemy.

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