Pope Leo XIV said today that the Canaanite woman in the Sunday Gospel reading (Matthew 15:21-28) offers lessons for the Church.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged participants in the Mexican bishops’ 3rd National Youth Day to seek union with Christ.

At the conclusion of today’s Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.

“I hope that the administration will provide security to the Garo Indigenous of this village and that the villagers will maintain good relations with each other so that peace can prevail in the future,” said Father Simon Hacha, vicar general of the Diocese of Mymensingh.

Located in South Asia, Bangladesh (map), a nation of 170 million—the world’s 8th most populous—is 89% Muslim and 9% Hindu.

Dr. Levine is a professor at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and professor emerita at Vanderbilt University. In 2019, the self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist” was named to the editorial board of the Vatican newspaper’s monthly women’s magazine.

“Within the Catholic Biblical Association, she is recognized and deeply appreciated for her work in Jewish-Christian relations,” said Gregory Sterling, the association’s executive board chairman, and Archie Wright, its executive director. “Known for her keen intellect, sharp wit, and ability to speak candidly about controversial issues with grace, she has delivered nearly 1,000 lectures around the world.”

“Every citizen has the right to live, worship and serve without fear,” said Cardinal Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, as he recalled the contributions of Christians to the nation.

The South Asian nation of 1.42 billion (map), the world’s most populous, is 73% Hindu, 14% Muslim, 5% Christian, 3% ethnic religionist, and 2% Sikh.

The Archdiocese of Olomouc in the Czech Republic cancelled its second annual LGBTQ+ pilgrimage because of threats, a leading Czech news site reported.

Pope Leo XIV today invoked the Blessed Virgin Mary’s intercession for the people of the Holy Land, Ukraine, Russia, and Colombia.

Pope Leo XIV said today that iconography of the Dormition and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary “allows us to contemplate our ultimate destiny.”

Two Peruvian prelates who minister in Peruvian Amazonia predicted that Pope Leo XIV’s scheduled November visit to the Amazonian city of Pucallpa could prove decisive for the Church in the region.