The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Armenia during their first meeting at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
Pope Francis announces that the Assembly meetings of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality will take place in two sessions: in October 2023 and October 2024.
Pope Francis is calling on children throughout the world to pray the Rosary on Tuesday for peace in Ukraine and other war-torn areas, as part of the initiative “A million children praying the Rosary”.
Sister Petrini and Father Ruiz emphasized that the development of digital technology in communications must pursue the common good of citizens at the UN “Plenipotentiary Conference” held in Bucharest, Romania, from September 26 to October 14.
Meeting 300 young people from Belgium, Pope Francis encourages them to live out their faith with creativity amid difficulties and crises and says the Church needs their enthusiasm to build a world imbued with the values of fraternity, peace and reconciliation.
On Sunday, October 9, Pope Francis canonized two Italians in St. Peter's Square, Rome. The new saints are Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti.
Pope Francis prayed that “in this hour of immense sadness,” the injured and the grieving families might be able to find “divine healing and consolation” and “support and strength from the solidarity of their neighbours and fellow citizens.”
The Holy See Press Office publishes the schedule, logo, and motto for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Bahrain on 3-6 November, where he will attend the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue”, under the motto “Peace on earth to people of goodwill”.
Interfaith leaders gathered in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 14 to 15 September to explore common grounds in the world and traditional religions in the search for the promotion of world peace.
"We need religion to respond to the thirst for world peace and the thirst for the infinite that dwells in the hearts of each man and woman," says Pope Fancis.
Catholics and non-Catholics alike in the immense Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are preparing and looking forward to welcoming Pope Francis to their country on Tuesday.
