Pope Leo meets with the President of the Republic of Lebanon, Mr. Joseph Aoun, in the Vatican.
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The US Conference of Catholic Bishopsโ Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to pray and act to stop the spread of abortion pills from August until the end of October.
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Bishop Valentine Kalumba, OMI, of the Catholic Diocese of Livingstone in Zambia, has urged Zambians to embrace peaceful co-existence among Zambiaโs over 73 tribes and languages. The Bishop was speaking to Vatican News in the aftermath of Zambiaโs presidential and parliamentary elections.
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In his Message for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo warns that war has consequences that destroy far beyond the battlefield and says that we are to imitate the Lord’s offering of peace to work toward peace in the world.
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Addressing the Polish people gathered at the General Audience, Pope Leo recalls the figure of Blessed Father Wลadysลaw Findysz, the first beatified martyr of the communist persecution in Poland. Here is the story of the priest whom the Pope said โreminds us that a civilization of love is built by forgiving and overcoming evil with good.โ
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Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of condolence to Polish pilgrims involved in a car accident in Hungary, and assures the families of those who died of his prayers for their loved ones.
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The humanitarian emergency that has hit the South American country following the August 10 earthquake risks undermining social cohesion in the hardest-hit rural areas. Entire families there are still lacking basic necessities. โThe main risk is that families will be separated and children will end up in the hands of trafficking networks,โ warns Stefano Piziali, director general of the NGO Cesvi.
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During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on sacred music in the liturgy, praising it for giving voice to prayer and expressing the faith, always with the main objective of glorifying God and helping the faithful grow in holiness.
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Elisabet Argemรญ, a nurse from ICOF Hospital Clรญnic in Barcelona, spoke briefly with Pope Leo at Castel Gandolfo and gave him “Learning to Die in Order to Live”, a book that recounts the testimony of her brother, Xavier Argemรญ, who died at the age of 29 from muscular dystrophy.
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The vocational journey to religious life is unique for every consecrated woman. Sr. Maลgorzata Cur, of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, shares her journey of faith and how her life of service has touched many people. Her path was influenced early by the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary, who served in her home parish.
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