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Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.
Pope Leo XIV began the second day of his international apostolic journey in Turkey on Nov. 28. Watch LIVE the major events of this trip at youtube.com/@ewtnnews and follow our live updates of his historic trip:
“To the Americans here, Happy Thanksgiving!” Leo said as he greeted about 80 journalists aboard the chartered ITA Airways flight to Ankara on Thursday morning. “It’s a wonderful day to celebrate.”
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for December is for Christians living amidst war or conflict, especially in the Middle East.
Pope Leo XIV praised “the wonderful adventure” of becoming parents that many families are choosing to embark on today, despite economic and social difficulties.
Pope Leo XIV begins the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon on Nov. 27. Follow here for live updates of his historic trip.
Pope Leo XIV stated that hope “does not mean having all the answers, but rather it calls us to put our trust in God.”
In a firm call to avoid “false mercy” in marriage annulment proceedings, Pope Leo XIV reminded that compassion cannot disregard the truth.
“The Power of the Gospel” is the title of a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV on Friday met with the leadership and staff of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s global charitable network operating in more than 200 countries.
The killings marked the first day of what is now known as the Marzabotto Massacre, a large civilian massacre in which Waffen-SS units murdered at least 770 civilians.
Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi on Thursday to meet with Italian bishops and pay homage to St. Francis.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, who has been serving as Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as the assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
Pope Leo XIV said he would love to travel and his top destinations are the Marian shrines of Fátima in Portugal and Guadalupe in Mexico.
At his general audience, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to “connect faith with reality,” saying the death and resurrection of Christ form the “foundation” of an integral ecology.
In reply to journalists’ questions last night as he left Castel Gandolfo, which he now regularly visits, Pope Leo XIV described his typical Tuesday day off.
Pope Leo XIV met with the governor of his native Illinois, JB Pritzker, on Wednesday at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV told members of the diplomatic service at the papal missions they have been chosen to “become a presence everywhere of the whole Church.”
Pope Leo XIV said “stronger climate actions will create stronger and fairer economic systems” in a video message to the U.N. climate conference (COP30).
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual closeness with countries where Christians are persecuted and prayed for families that have lost their loved ones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where attacks targeting Christians are said to be emerging.