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Canada celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

6 days ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie The longest day of the year, the summer solstice, marks National Indigenous Peoples Day. The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities have celebrated their cultures, languages, and traditions at this time of year for generations. The summer solstice has deep cultural and spiritual significance for them as it signals a time of renewal, connection, and celebration.
Pope Leo at Audience: Let us not be paralyzed by disappointment

1 week ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie Before beginning his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV greeted the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the popemobile. Then, in his catechesis, he continued reflecting on the Jubilee theme of “Jesus Christ our Hope,” focusing on Jesus the healer.
Over half of Sudan’s population faces growing food insecurity

1 week ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie For the last two years, Sudan has been ravaged by an internal conflict that has led to more than one million people fleeing to South Sudan and displaced 12.4 million people. The United Nations reported that 57% of the Sudanese people are facing “high levels of acute food insecurity”.
Gaelic football athletes gift Pope Leo a Jubilee jersey

1 week ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie One of the dozens of groups who gathered at the Vatican for the Jubilee of Sport this weekend was the Rome Hibernia Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), where three expats have found their home away from home. Twelve years ago, a man from Northern Ireland created the Association as a place where people could come together and play the sport.
Pope Leo on Jubilee of Sport: No one is born a champion or saint

1 week ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie In St. Peter’s Basilica in front of thousands of athletes of all levels, backgrounds and sports, Pope Leo XIV presided over Mass to close the Jubilee of Sport and celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. In his homily, the Pope reflected on how “unusual” the connection between the Trinity and sport might seem.
Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ by London-bound plane crash in India - Vatican News

2 weeks ago | vaticannews.va

Pope Leo XIV expresses his condolences and prays for the victims of an Air India flight bound for London with 242 people aboard that crashed after ...
Pope Leo speaks with the Prime Minister of Spain over phone call

2 weeks ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie This afternoon, Pope Leo XIV spoke on the phone with Mr. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Prime Minister of Spain. The Holy See Press Office released a statement explaining that during the call, the Pope expressed his gratitude that King Felipe and Queen Letizia came to Rome to participate in the Mass marking the beginning of his Petrine Ministry.
Church in Latin America calls for a “just ecological transition”

2 weeks ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie Commemorating 190 years of diplomatic relations between Colombia and the Holy See, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome hosted a forum together with the Colombian Embassy to present the Latin American Church’s perspective on biodiversity and climate change.
Pope Leo prays for the victims of school shooting in Austria

2 weeks ago | vaticannews.va | Kielce Gussie

By Kielce Gussie During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV remembered the victims of the school shooting in Graz, Austria on June 10. He offered his prayers for the victims of the tragedy. “My thoughts are with the families, the teachers, and the students,” the Pope said, asking God to “welcome these children into His peace.” Early Tuesday morning, a 21-year-old former student opened fire at the Dreierschützengasse high school.
Pope on Pentecost: The Spirit shatters our inner chains and transforms us

2 weeks ago | vaticannews.va | Deborah Castellano Lubov

By Deborah Castellano Lubov "Today, too, what took place in the Upper Room takes place anew in our midst. Like a mighty wind that overtakes us, like a crash that startles us, like a fire that illuminates us, the gift of the Holy Spirit descends upon us." Pope Leo XIV offered this comforting reminder during his Mass for Pentecost Sunday, which also marked the Mass for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities.