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On October 7, Pope Leo XIV will open a meeting with the heads of the Eastern Churches and the presidents of Bishops’ Conferences on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Amoris laetitia,’ which was presented at the Holy See Press Office.
Major Superiors of religious and consecrated persons in Ghana are expected to explore sustainable paths for their mission at this year’s plenary assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious Ghana (CMSR-Gh), scheduled to begin this weekend.
In the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s appeal for the embattled Tigray region at his Sunday Angelus, the Bishops of Ethiopia have issued their own appeal for peace and prayer, stressing that armed conflict only worsens existing problems and decrying the painful reality that it harms the most vulnerable.
Especially in “the age of search engines,” the Church stands in need of artists,” who can aid pastors in making the Gospel “accessible and understandable,” Pope Leo told artists on Friday, in an address to participants in a meeting on “The Art of Possibility: Weaving Together,” promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has returned from Moscow after his third mission to Russia. During the visit, he meets Ukrainian prisoners of war, whose situation was a key focus of his talks, alongside the search for missing persons and the return of children to Ukraine.
Following the botched execution of Christa Pike, the Catholic and Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee call for the US state’s Governor to commute her death sentence and uphold their opposition to the death penalty.
At the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, 1,200 people—700 of whom are children—join Pope Leo in praying the Rosary in five languages, offering up the Marian prayer for an end to violence around the world.
The General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, the Rev Dr Anne Burghardt, speaks to Vatican News about meeting with Pope Leo, and the ongoing process of dialogue between the two Churches.
Aid to the Church in Need Executive President Regina Lynch says the “Million Children Praying the Rosary” initiative hopes to promote prayer in families.
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, reflects on the encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” and artificial intelligence at a study day at Comillas University in Madrid.
