Kasmir Nema, RVA News

The XVI Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod concluded its first in-person meeting at the Vatican on June 27, 2025, giving formal approval to the Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod, a key document designed to guide local Churches worldwide in the implementation of synodality.

On the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, celebrated on June 27, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV has issued a heartfelt message urging priests worldwide to become “builders of unity and peace” in today’s divided and fragile world.

On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV presided over a special Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica, delivering a strong appeal for unity, fraternity, and renewed faith across the Catholic Church.

Underscoring his commitment to fostering a more participatory and listening Church, Pope Leo XIV met with the Members of the XVI Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod on Thursday afternoon at their headquarters along Via della Conciliazione.

As the world observed World Refugee Day, faith-based organizations united to draw global attention to the often-invisible suffering of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in some of the world’s most troubled regions.

Under the bright summer sun at Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of pilgrims on Wednesday morning, June 25, continuing his Jubilee 2025 catechetical series with a reflection that struck at the heart of human suffering and divine hope.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers), as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Pope Leo XIV presided over the solemn celebration of Corpus Christi on Sunday at Saint John Lateran Square, urging the faithful in his homily to rediscover the Eucharist as God’s answer to humanity’s deepest hunger.

Amid escalating violence in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV delivered a heartfelt appeal for peace during his Angelus message on Sunday, calling on global leaders to end the “tragedy of war” and urging the world not to ignore the deepening humanitarian crisis in Iran, Israel, and especially Gaza.

In a powerful display of Catholic faith and local tradition, thousands of faithful in the Diocese of Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).