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August 06, 2025 Vatican & World News 06.08.2025
- On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Leo condemns the “illusion of security” created by nuclear weapons
- Concern intensifies over the fate of an Irish missionary and eight other people including a child, who have been kidnapped by gunmen in Haiti
- In his catechesis at the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo invites the faithful to reflect on the mystery of the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus
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August 05, 2025 Vatican & World News 05.08.2025
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August 04, 2025 Vatican & World News 04.08.2025
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August 03, 2025 Vatican & World News 03.08.2025
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August 02, 2025 Vatican & World News 02.08.2025
- Young pilgrims of hope in Rome for their Jubilee gather at the city’s vast Tor Vergata area for a vigil with the Pope
- Following the death of 18-year-old Pascale from Egypt in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo XIV receives her heartbroken group with words of closeness and consolation
- A staggering 18,000 children have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023

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August 01, 2025 Vatican & World News 01.08.2025
-   Rome’s Circus Maximus is transformed into an open-air confessional for thousands of young pilgrims
-   Bishops from across Africa gather in Rwanda to discuss their pastoral planning goals for the next quarter of a century
-   We speak to a group of pilgrims from Syria who are in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth.
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July 31, 2025 Vatican & World News 31.07.2025
- Pope Leo XIV paves the way for St John Henry Newman to be formally declared a Doctor of the Church
- Amid continuing violations of international law and death from starvation in Gaza, the Holy See expresses unwavering support for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
- Young pilgrims of hope, in Rome for their Jubilee, bring the voices of faraway lands and different perspectives
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July 30, 2025 Vatican & World News 30.07.2025
- Pope Leo prays for the over 40 victims of an attack on a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Bishops from across Africa come together in Rigali, Rwanda for a continent-wide discussion on the theme “Christ, Source of Hope, Reconciliation, and Peace"
- At his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo encourages the faithful to learn to speak with words that heal rather than hurt.
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July 29, 2025 Vatican & World News 29.07.2025
In the headlines this Tuesday, July 29th:
- Pope Leo XIV warmly digital missionaries and Catholic influencers
- He says what a joy it is to see young people who give meaning to their lives by being guided by Christ
- The Holy Father announces his prayer intention for August

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July 28, 2025 Vatican & World News 28.07.2025
-   Pope Leo sends a telegram to victims of the recent attack on a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
-   Another 14 people have died from starvation as aid trucks trickle into the Gaza Strip.
-   The Vatican Secretary of State answers questions on ending the conflict in Ukraine and reiterating the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
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