As the Church marks the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, reflects on the theme: “The Surety of the Resurrection.”
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Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the 17th International Forum for Information for the Safeguard of Nature, promoted by GreenAccord, and encourages participants to work together to care for creation “through sustainable development research projects.”
Church representatives and indigenous rights activists launch a global platform for divestment from mining activities that affect local communities in Latin America.
At the GreenAccord Forum, researcher Krzysztof Szadejko highlights how climate awareness among young people is increasingly linked to uncertainty, fear, and a lack of long-term planning.
The Pope meets with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the Apostolic Palace before the monarchs made their way to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where the king was granted the title of Protocanon of the Chapter of the Liberian Basilica.
The bishops of Rwanda and Burundi, gathered under the umbrella body of the Association of Bishops of Rwanda and Burundi (ACOREB), have resolved to implement the Global and African Educational Pacts in Catholic schools of both countries. They reached this decision at the end of their recent plenary meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concludes its Spring Assembly, reaffirming safeguarding as central to the Church’s mission under the leadership of Pope Leo XIV.
The Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Roberto Pasolini, delivers his third Lenten meditation to the Roman Curia, with Pope Leo in attendance, on “The mission: proclaiming the Gospel to every creature.”
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, insists that persons with Down syndrome possess the same dignity and sacred value as any other person, and underscores that “discriminatory and eugenic practices linked to prenatal screening and the selective termination of pregnancies targeting babies diagnosed with Down syndrome must be firmly rejected.”
The Ecclesial Conference of the Amazonia renews its presidency for the 2026–2030 period, consolidating a synodal ecclesial path in which diverse vocations, ministries, and cultures converge at the service of life in the Amazon Region.
