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Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi

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How to Watch Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Live Digital Encounter With American Youth

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Vance Calls Border Security ‘Humanitarian’ in Response to Pope Leo XIV

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The Papal Playlist: What the Favorite Music of Four Popes Reveals

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White Sox, Pizza, and Papal Blessings: Christmas Gift Guide Inspired by Pope Leo XIV

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New Hymn Honors Our Lady of Champion

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Pontiff announces 2nd World Children's Day (Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life)

Pope Leo XIV has announced that the Vatican will celebrate its 2nd World Children’s Day on September 25-27, 2026.

“On the next World Children’s Day, the Church wishes to once again focus her attention on the world of childhood and the natural environment in which children live and grow up, namely the family,” said the Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. “It is important to put children and their families first, to consider them within the rich network of relationships making up their world: relationships with parents, siblings, grandparents, relatives and friends.”

The first World Children’s Day, held in 2024, attracted 100,000 children from 101 countries.

Israeli settlers again attack Palestinian Christian town (The Times of Israel)

Israeli settlers attacked the predominantly Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank on the night of November 19.

The settlers were “filmed slashing the tires of vehicles and hurling stones through shop windows,” The Times of Israel reported.

In July, Church leaders protested an earlier attack, describing it as a “direct and intentional threat to our local community first and foremost, but also to the historic and religious heritage of our ancestors and holy sites.”