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Pope Francis warns Turkey about polarization: “The future is at stake”

“Unfortunately, communities are increasingly polarized and torn apart by extreme positions that fragment them," and “the future of humanity is at stake.” This is one of the main messages sent from Turkey by Pope Leo XIV. He did so in his first speech at a meeting with authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps.

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27 Nov 2025

Pope calls for release of hostages in Nigeria and Cameroon

This morning during the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV made an urgent appeal for the release of hostages kidnapped in Nigeria and Cameroon. In addition, on the Solemnity of Christ the King, which celebrates the Jubilee of Choirs, the Pope praised the expression of love for God through the beauty of music.

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23 Nov 2025

Pope backs US bishops and insists on peace in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics and people of good will to read and listen to the U.S. bishops“ pastoral message on immigrants. He called for humanity and dignity for them, pointing out that ”no one has said that the United States should have open borders". In today's Audience he also spoke of dignity.

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19 Nov 2025

What matters more in the Church, pastoral practice or study and formation?

Does study, preparation or pastoral practice matter more in the Church? What does the Pope think about the subject? Where is he placing the emphasis? Perhaps both, but with nuances. Here is one of them.

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18 Nov 2025

Pope assures the poor that God loves them and asks governments to take action

Before joining more than a thousand people for lunch, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Jubilee Mass of the Poor and prayed that all Christians would share “the love of God, who welcomes, binds up wounds, forgives, consoles and heals.” The Pontiff called for “a culture of care to break down the wall of loneliness”.

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16 Nov 2025

Pope: “Work with patience to keep the Church on solid foundations”.”

In many ways, the Catholic Church is always a “work in progress,” where "God is constantly molding its members. These must deepen and work diligently, but patiently,” said Pope Leo XIV at Mass in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on Nov. 9, the feast of the dedication of the basilica in the fourth century.

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9 Nov 2025

What does it mean to reduce time in purgatory?

Canon Law graduate Jenna Marie Cooper, using the question-answer formula, explains why one cannot speak of “time” in purgatory and what the indulgences of “one hundred days” or “one year” used to mean, which did not measure actual duration, but the spiritual value of prayers and good works.

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2 Nov 2025

Teaching is a “great act of love,” Pope tells educators

“Sharing knowledge is not enough to teach: love is needed,” said Pope Leo on October 31 as he met with thousands of teachers, professors and other educators in St. Peter's Square. It is the Jubilee of the world of Education that concludes this November 1.

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1 Nov 2025

Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin mass in St. Peter's Basilica

The Vatican authorizes a traditional Latin Mass at St. Peter's, in a pastoral gesture by Pope Leo XIV towards the faithful of the ancient rite, despite the restrictions established by the "Traditionis Custodes.".

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28 Oct 2025

Catholics must build a more humble Church, seeking truth together, Pope says

Pope Leo XIV calls for the building of a humble, synodal Church, guided by love, where no one imposes his ideas or dominates others, but where all listen, serve and seek the truth together in a spirit of fraternity and humility.

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26 Oct 2025