The International Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026 has been awarded to the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and to Afghan education advocate Zarqa Yaftali.

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On the second day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Leo XIV meets with a Finnish ecumenical delegation and praises the long-standing cooperation between Lutheran, Orthodox, and Catholic communities in Finland.

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Bishop of Tours, France. A senator at Tours, he was initially married, supposedly to a most unpleasant wife. Named bishop of the city in 488, he was forced to leave the see in 496 by the Arian Visigoths, and went to Spain. He died perhaps in Toulouse, or in Spain, possibly as a martyr.

Marking the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Leo XIV recalls its origins and calls for renewed prayer for visible unity among Christians.

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Pope Leo highlights the grave humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo, where violence has forced many to flee, and expresses solidarity with those affected by extreme weather in southern Africa.

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During his Angelus address this Sunday in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV calls on Christians to remain vigilant, to focus on what is essential, and to never forget how precious we are in God's eyes.

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As the Church marks the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: ‘A light to the nations’.

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Speaking to journalists, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin laments the killing of protesters in Iran and expresses his hope that the uncertainty in Venezuela will evolve into stability, economic recovery, and democracy.

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Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of condolences read out at the funeral of Angelo Gugel, who served three Popes as Papal Chamber Assistant, recalling his “exemplary Christian witness” and generous service to the Vatican.

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Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Anthony lived. When they got there, Anthony asked them why they had come to talk to such a foolish man? He had reason to say that -- they saw before them a man who wore a skin, who refused to bathe, who lived on bread and water. They were Greek, the world's most admired civilization, and Anthony was Egyptian, a member of a conquered nation. They were philosophers, educated in languages and rhetoric. Anthony had ...