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On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV Pays Tribute to Migrants in Lampedusa

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lampedusa shed light on the migration crisis in the Mediterranean, upholding the dignity of the victims and calling on Europe and the international community to respond with solidarity and responsibility.

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9 Things You Should Know About the FSSPX's Excommunications

On July 1, the Society of St. Pius X, known as the FSSPX, illicitly consecrated four new bishops without authorization from the Holy See, leading Pope Leo XIV to declare its bishops, clergy, and lay members formally in schism with the Catholic Church.

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"Respect for Human Life," the Pope's Prayer Intention for July

In this month’s prayer intention, Leo XIV invites us to pray that every person may be welcomed, protected, and cared for, from conception until natural death. The Pontiff denounces the throwaway culture and calls for the Church to be a home where no one feels left out, and that dignity be respected and protected.

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The Holy See excommunicates the bishops of the FSSPX and confirms the schism

El Dicasterio para la Doctrina de la Fe considera consumado el cisma tras las consagraciones episcopales ilícitas, declara cismáticos a los ministros de la FSSPX y advierte que «se considerarán cismáticos y excomulgados aquellos que se adhieran formalmente a la Fraternidad».

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St. Peter's Pence: 58 million in donations for 252 projects in 74 countries

Donations to the St. Peter's Pence fund, which supports the Pope's mission and charitable initiatives around the world, totaled nearly 58 million euros in 2025, a figure similar to that of 2024. The United States is the leading source of revenue for the Obol (26 %), and Africa is the largest recipient (39%) of project funding.

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Alessandra Smerilli, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Sister Alessandra Smerilli will replace Cardinal Michael Czerny as head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, becoming the third woman to hold a prefecture within the Roman Curia.

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