Death is 'a hope for the future'

Pope Leo XIV: Death is 'a hope for the future' Celebrating Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, Pope Leo XIV invited Catholics to contemplate death “not so much as a recollection of the past, but above all as a hope for the future.”

Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire in Sudan, condemns post-election violence in Tanzania Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence that has left civilians dead and aid blocked in parts of Africa.