In LโOsservatore Romano, the renowned American writer William Vollmann – whose career has been dedicated to the wretched of the earth: the poor, the homeless, prostitutes – reflects on Pope Leo’s apostolic exhortation ‘Dilexi te’.
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Pope Leo XIV attends the Jubilee of Roma, Sinti and Travelling Peoples, and affirms the Churchโs pastoral care for itinerant peoples, while inviting them to embrace the dignity of the family, work, and prayer.
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The Holy See Press Office holds a briefing to present the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, scheduled to take place in Rome from 21 to 24 October, followed by a Jubilee Pilgrimage. Participants will be received in audience by Pope Leo XIV, and participate in a Jubilee Mass at the conclusion of their meeting.
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Pope Leo XIV meets Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva and his wife in a private audience in the Vatican.
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A statement released by the Dictastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announces that women and clerics from outside the former Holy Office and Roman Curia will serve on the panel judging the former Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik, accused of abuse by several religious sisters.
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The Vatican screens the documentary โSan Damianoโ, which tells the story of a young Polish man who, with fifty euros in his pocket, flees his past and arrives in Rome, living among the homeless near the central train station.
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Pope Leo remembers Romanian Cardinal Lucian Mureศan, who “did not waver even in times of persecution”, and has died aged 94.
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Pope Leo XIV tells a young Roman medical student concerned about conflict worldwide that โwe are living in difficult timesโ but โmust not lose hope for a better world.โ
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