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Pope Leo reflects on power, democracy, and the international order (CWN)

“Catholic social teaching regards power not as an end in itself, but as a means ordered toward the common good,” Pope Leo XIV wrote in a message to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. “This implies that the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength, but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised for the common good.”

Pope, in remarks to journalists, highlights importance, relevance of St. Augustine (CWN)

During his five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon today, Pope Leo XIV briefly addressed journalists.

Archdiocese of Dubuque Halts Weekend Mass at 84 Iowa Parishes

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Apr. 15 Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, Weekday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Paternus (482-586), Bishop. He first joined the monks of Ansion and later became a hermit near Coutances. Eventually he was consecrated bishop of Avranches, Normandy, France.

Global Church Leaders, Including Cardinal Müller, Continue to Unite Behind Pope Leo

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Pope spends day in Annaba, emphasizes 'Christians are truly born from above' (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass today (video) at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, and preached that “Christians are truly born from above.”

Church and state leaders react to tensions between President Trump, Pope Leo (Pillar)

Following President Donald Trump’s social media post blasting Pope Leo, The Pillar compiled reactions from bishops and political figures in the United States and abroad.

President Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo (AP)

President Donald Trump told reporters that he will not apologize for a social media post blasting the Pope.

“He was very much against what I’m doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result,” the president said on April 13. “I think he’s very weak on crime and other things.”

Vatican cardinal recalls 40th anniversary of St. John Paul's historic visit to Rome's synagogue (Vatican News)

The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity marked the 40th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s historic visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome.

“The visit of Saint John Paul II to the Rome synagogue on April 13, 1986, was an extraordinary event,” said Cardinal Kurt Koch. “For the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome entered a synagogue to bear witness before the world to his appreciation for the Jewish religion and the Jewish people.”

“The Pope emphasized that the Catholic Church has a relationship with Judaism unlike that with any other religion,” Cardinal Koch added. “In particular, through this visit to the Rome synagogue forty years ago—as well as through many of his other important statements on Catholic–Jewish dialogue, various eloquent gestures, and the personal friendships he maintained with members of the Jewish people—Pope John Paul II charted a significant course for the future of reconciliation between the Catholic Church and Judaism.”