The most difficult circumstances can be transformed by the power of love

Leo XIV: The most difficult circumstances can be transformed by the power of love In an audience with the Illinois Municipal League, the pontiff said that Gospel values can be applied to city government to the benefit of the most vulnerable and for the common good. White House defends praying for U.S. troops after pope condemns using prayers to justify war White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said there is nothing wrong with the president and military leaders “calling on the American people to pray for our service members.” Pope names members with U.S. ties to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Pope Leo XIV has chosen four U.S. Catholics to serve in a Vatican office that focuses heavily on immigration. Vatican affirms future of Anglican ordinariates: ‘A precious gift and a treasure to be shared’ Bishop Steven Lopes welcomed a Vatican document as a significant encouragement, calling it “an exhortation to live this patrimony in all of its richness.”

Cardinal of Tehran prays in Rome for ‘end to violence’ in Persian Gulf In the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, on Monday evening stood in prayer for peace.