Posted on 07/20/2026 04:48 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits the Abbey of Montecassino and its monastic community and prays at the tomb of St. Benedict “entrusting to him his plea for peace in those regions of the world marked by bloodshed and conflict.”
Posted on 07/20/2026 04:35 AM ()
A new photography exhibition by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, organized in collaboration with the John Paul II Youth Foundation, has opened at Borgo Laudato si’ in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo and will remain open to visitors until the end of July.
Posted on 07/20/2026 02:04 AM ()
President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the latest American strikes had hit Iran "very hard," casting the assault as retribution for three US servicemen killed in the region in recent days.
Posted on 07/20/2026 01:25 AM ()
On the final day of his visit to Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher meets President Volodymyr Zelensky and acting Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha in Kyiv, visits the Maidan memorial, and holds talks with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.
Posted on 07/20/2026 01:04 AM ()
During the opening Mass for the plenary assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, Cardinal Czerny encourages Christians to patiently change the world by allowing the Holy Spirit to act within them and thus bring communion.
Posted on 07/20/2026 00:15 AM ()
The Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, a new international honor created by Villanova University to recognize outstanding leadership in sustainability and integral human development, will debut at the 2026 Villanova International Sustainability Conference in Rome and Castel Gandolfo and be presented by the Holy Father himself.
Posted on 07/19/2026 07:54 AM ()
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher prayed for peace in Ukraine at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Berdychiv, assuring the faithful of Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual closeness and urging them never to lose hope in God.
Posted on 07/19/2026 05:37 AM ()
Today, July 19, marks the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the structures of the Latin Rite Catholic Church in Ukraine. Celebrations are being held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Scapular in Berdychiv, with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher present as the Pope's special envoy.
Posted on 07/19/2026 01:50 AM ()
At Castel Gandolfo, after the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV said he continues to follow "with concern the events unfolding in various countries torn apart by war and violence." He urged everyone to unite "our constant prayers" with "generous efforts for peace." He also greeted the many pilgrims gathered in Piazza della Libertà.
Posted on 07/19/2026 01:06 AM ()
During his Angelus address, Pope Leo says God's Kingdom grows quietly through humility, patience and love rather than power, urging Christians to trust in His hidden work and become "small seeds of the Gospel" in the world.
