The first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas’, published on 26 May 2026, links the pursuit of language as a tool for peace to the synodal journey of the Church. In an interview with Vatican News, Father Justin Nkunzi, president of the Justice and Peace Commission in the Archdiocese of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—a region scarred by violent conflicts—explains how this language can become an instrument of peace not only in the DRC but in the whole Great Lakes

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Fr. Luigi Pugliese, an Italian priest who serves as the Rector of the Marian Shrine in Acerra, near Naples, shares his hopes for the impact of Pope Leo XIV’s visit on May 23 to the area.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with the members of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, and praises the French pediatrician and founder of modern genetics as a man who defended life and human dignity in favor of the common good.

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The 96th General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is set to open in Prague, Czechia, on June 24, bringing together 113 public radio and television broadcasters from 56 countries, including Vatican Radio, one of the EBU’s founding members.

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Talks about the details of a long-term peace deal to end the war between the United States and Iran have begun in Switzerland.

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Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz has declared a National State of Emergency, to empower the Police reinforced by the Military, to sweep aside road blocks which are choking the supply arteries of food and fuel. Jam

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St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and made a vow of perpetual virginity. To safeguard himself from possible temptation, he would keep his eyes persistently downcast in the presence of women. St. Charles Borromeo gave him his first Holy Communion. A kidney disease ...

Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Leo marks world Refugee Day, prays for victims in a car crash in Brazil and greets members of the Pentecostal Church.

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Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to root their mission in personal encounter and contemplation, drawing strength from an intimate relationship with Christ to witness to the Gospel with hope, love, and perseverance in every circumstance.

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During a visit to the birthplace of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Pope Leo XIV recalls her devotion to the Sacred Heart and says her service to migrants remains a model for the Church in today's world.

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