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      • St Carlo Acutis. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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        Pope Leo XIV’s catechesis on the liturgy is complete. Read whole, the eight reflections are a single argument — and a map through the liturgy wars....
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        “Dear young people, in Confirmation you have received the most beautiful gift, the Holy Spirit: it is not a treasure to be kept hidden, but a light that you must make shine every day.”...
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        Dioceses across the country are reckoning with how to accompany a new subset of Catholics that have a distinct vision of the faith and relationship with the church unlike that of the cradle Catholics they have previously known.  ...
      • Pope: Christians should seek communion and foster peace together

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        Meeting with Lutheran Bishops from Norway, Pope Leo XIV encourages all Christians to work together to promote peace and justice in our turbulent times....
      • Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for Creation

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        01/09/2026
        As we observe this World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, we are once again invited to contemplate the gift of life and to cherish the earth that sustains it, for they are tangible ways of offering praise to our Creator....
      • A reflection on Pope Leo XIV’s prayer Intention for September: For the care of water

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        31/08/2026
        This is a practical intention – we all need water to live and many wealthy businesses compete with local farmers to use water for industry. Water is political. For human beings, however, water is more than a commodity....
      • Pope at Audience: Active participation in liturgy leads us to relationship with God

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        28/08/2026
        Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Second Vatican Council Fathers' decision to promote liturgical reform, as he focuses on the 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium....
      • 60th World Day of Peace theme: Disarming technology for peace

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        27/08/2026
        Pope Leo is encouraging humanity to promote dignity for each and every person help foster peace, beginning with the “disarming of technology.”...
      • Pope at Angelus: God’s table is set for everyone

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        26/08/2026
        Pope Leo XIV reflects on the faith of the Canaanite woman, urging the Church to recognise how God’s grace works beyond established boundaries and to overcome discrimination and barriers that violate human dignity....
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