During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV recalls various highlights from his recent Apostolic Journey to France from September 25 to 28, and points to the theme of rebirth as a guiding thread.
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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher and Cardinal Baldo Reina highlight religious communities’ contribution to peace at a conference in Rome, emphasizing religious freedom and respect for human dignity while rejecting the use of faith to justify war.
Malawi has just celebrated 125 years since the Gospel first arrived. Years of faith have built schools, hospitals, and consciences, and it is still growing stronger. The Catholic Lawyers Association of Malawi (CLAM) recently organised what was dubbed a ‘Red Mass’ celebration in gratitude to God for his graces all these years.
The Special Penal Tribunal of First Instance and the Appeals Tribunal have reached “moral certainty” of the late Argentine Father Carlos Miguel Buela guilt for acts constituting “an offence against the sixth commandment, committed with violence against several people.”
Archbishop Anthony Ekpo, Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State and President of the Financial Security Committee, speaks at an international conference at Rome’s Luiss University dedicated to legislation introduced 15 years ago in the Vatican to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing: “The purpose of financial integrity is to safeguard trust in institutions.”
At the conference “Religions and Diplomacy,” taking place in Rome from September 28 to 30 to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Association Political Charity, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity reflects on Europe’s cultural and spiritual roots. In an interview with Vatican News, he calls on the Churches to take responsibility for rediscovering unity and, consequently, peace, so that they can help build it in society.
The Vatican Dicastery for Communication releases the theme for the 2027 World Communications Day, which is “A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait.”
While a secular society and declining numbers in the Church in France are a reality, a visit to the Parish of Notre Dame of the Assumption in Metz at Sunday evening Mass, full of young people and all pews taken, is an example of young people’s longing for meaning, according to Fr. Emmanuel Ecker.
In an interview with Vatican News as Pope Leo’s Apostolic Journey to France came to an end, Sister Nathalie Becquart, Undersecretary of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, reflects on the Pope’s journey, its impact, and his message of peace and reconciliation in Metz.
Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France, including his meeting with President Macron, his visit to UNESCO, his Mass for 700,000 pilgrims in Paris, his prayer of the rosary with pilgrims in Lourdes, and his ‘Roots of Europe’ meeting in Metz.
