He also expressed concern at “the rise of anti-Semitic hatred in the world,” following the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England, this past week.
War and Peace
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Pope Leo asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace every day in October
The pope made his request at the end of his weekly general audience Sept. 24 and the day after he said he had spoken again with the pastor of the only Latin-rite Catholic parish in Gaza.
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Catholics must resist Trump’s ‘warrior ethos’—without deepening the battle lines
How can we resist the warrior ethos? By resisting the assumption that coercion is the best way to create the world we want to see.
Posted inVatican Dispatch
Pope Leo expresses his ‘profound closeness’ to the people of Gaza as Israeli ground invasion begins
Palestinians in Gaza “continue to live in fear and survive in unacceptable conditions, forced once again to leave their lands,” Leo said to applause at the end of his weekly general audience on Sept. 17.
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Pope Leo calls out billionaires and income inequality in first interview
In his first major interview, Pope Leo XIV denounces “useless killing” in Ukraine and promotes synodality as the solution to rising global polarization.
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Catholic delegation visits Holy Land after U.S. bishops call for a special collection for Gaza
The CNEWA visit was prompted by a letter on Aug. 12 from Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the president of the U.S.C.C.B., calling for parishes across the country to hold a “special collection to provide humanitarian relief and pastoral support for our affected brothers and sisters in Gaza and surrounding areas in the Middle East.”
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‘Justice, not vengeance’: The life and ministry of Jesuit José María Tojeira
José María Tojeira, S.J., is remembered as a person of profound faith, courage, and conviction, someone who devoted his life to championing human rights, justice, and the dignity of the poor and oppressed.
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‘We need to pray a lot,’ Pope Leo says after Israeli attack in Qatar
Pope Leo told reporters gathered outside the Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo that he had just tried to phone Holy Family Parish in Gaza City. “I just tried to call the pastor, but I have no news,” the pope said.
Posted inVatican Dispatch
Israeli president Herzog to visit Pope Leo at Vatican
President Herzog’s visit comes at a very delicate political moment, as Israeli forces have laid siege to Gaza City in an attempt to take full control of it and have already reduced parts of it to rubble.
Posted inFaith in Focus
Fasting for peace in Gaza: What Pope Leo’s call really means
I can’t will myself into a spiritual experience, into a sense of solidarity or meaning or nobility or deep and somber union with God and man. I can will myself into doing regular daily things and recording them and seeing what comes of it all.