Pope Leo XIV today drew attention to the Portiuncula (Porziuncola) indulgence, which may be gained after noon on August 1, or anytime on August 2 (norm 33 and N14).

Reflecting on the Gospel reading at Mass today (Matthew 14:13-21), Pope Leo XIV said that “the account of the multiplication of the loaves shows us that the encounter with the Lord is a nourishing experience.”

At the conclusion his midday Angelus address today, Pope Leo XIV prayed for Ceuta, days after 60,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish city.

APSA also reported a profit of €22.8 million ($26.3 million) in 2025—down from €62.2 million the previous year—allowing APSA to contribute €22.7 million ($26.2 million) to the operations of the Roman Curia.

“The comparison with the €62.2 million recorded in 2024 must be viewed in the proper perspective,” said Archbishop Giordano Piccinotti, APSA’s president. “The previous year was an extraordinary one that cannot be repeated, characterized by proceeds linked to the restructuring of the investment portfolio. By contrast, 2025 represents a return to ordinary operating conditions, and in this context the indicators are positive.”

Vatican News reported that APSA “manages 4,281 real estate units, to which are added around 1,200 units abroad—in London, Paris, Geneva and Lausanne—through wholly owned companies.”

APSA’s responsibilities, including real estate management and financial services, are outlined in articles 219-221 of Praedicate Evangelium, the 2022 apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia.

“This ringing is intended to send a strong signal: every day, people die of hunger or the consequences of hunger,” stated Caritas Austria, which organized the initiative in conjunction with the bishops’ conference. “At the same time, we are calling for commitment against hunger.”

Bishops Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía and José Hirais Acosta Beltrán warned that “foreign nationals and members of rural, indigenous, and Afro-descendant communities are particularly easy prey for trafficking networks due to their economic vulnerability, immigration status, and the xenophobia, fear of the poor, and racism that persist in our societies, as well as a lack of state protection.”

“In this way, they become victims of criminal groups that traffic in human beings and organs; that subjugate them and force them to commit illicit acts for drug cartels; that enslave them through prostitution and servile domestic labor; and that tyrannize them in agricultural fields, tourist areas, and the maquiladora and construction industries, in Mexico, the United States, and Canada alike,” the prelates added.

An estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco entered Ceuta, a Spanish city of 84,000, in a 24-hour period, leading the local diocese to express “deep concern” and offer its assistance to civil authorities.

The event, which has attracted 250 Armenian Catholic youth from around the world, began on July 29 and will conclude on August 3. The theme is “One Heart in Christ.”

The Armenian Catholic Church (CNEWA profile) is among the Eastern Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See.

Smith was accompanied by Father Antonio Spadaro, S.J., an undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. He tweeted:

There are unforgettable moments in life. Today I lived one of these. With #PattiSmith, with whom for years I have shared a simple and deep friendship, and #PapaLeone, the Holy Father, today an indispensable reference for anyone who still wants to hope in this world.

Together. Today. For 40 minutes. When every single word had its own weight and its own lightness.

In May, Smith inaugurated one of the two venues of the Holy See’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years.

Today is the memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), the founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).