Recalling the annual World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3rd, Pope Leo XIV remembers the many journalists and reporters who have become victims due to wars and violence.

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Sunday, May 3, 2026 | Fifth Sunday of Easter |  John 14:1–12 Friends, today in the Last Supper discourse, Jesus reveals the mutual indwelling—the coinherence—of the Father and the Son. John Dunne told us that “no man is...

The first copy of the book in Italian, available from Monday, May 4, has been presented to the Pope. The volume contains his writings from when he served as Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine.

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Jihadists have attacked another parish in Mozambique, in the province of Cabo Delgado. Bishop Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo calls for international solidarity, saying that "for nine years churches and chapels have been destroyed and burned.”

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The grants will fund initiatives across the globe including the construction and renovation of Catholic schools, monasteries, orphanages, and medical clinics in numerous countries.

Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of the Diocese of Rome, ordains four priests as auxiliary bishops, urging them to remain available to all, to proclaim God’s closeness, and to rekindle hope.

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Israel arrests religious sister’s alleged attacker, Polish influencer honors JPII while raising money for charity, Indonesian cathedral turns 125, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran “wants to make a deal,” but added he was not satisfied with the latest proposal.

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The inaugural conference, “Restoring the Covenant: Catholic Social Teaching as Common Social Ground,” will take place May 30 at De La Salle Oaklands College in Toronto.

Pope Leo receives employees of the Italian Bishops' Conference, telling them that in an era of “profound changes” the Lord asks us to “not to withdraw into ourselves or to be afraid, but rather to give of ourselves generously”.

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