Bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean write to UN leaders calling for urgent action on the climate crisis ahead of COP30 that will be held in Brazil from 10 to 21 November 2025.

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In a message signed by the Vatican Secretary of State, Pope Leo encourages everyone following the 12th Latin American Congress on Science and Religion to look for paths that enable humanity to "to rise above all things that can be measured".

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Pope Leo XIV invites Bishops ordained in the past year to be servants of their people’s faith, since the Church sends them as caring, attentive shepherds to share their journey.

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In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the Missionaries of Charity recall St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Eastern rite bishops meet in Vienna.

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A posthumous book by Pope Francis, "Il mio San Francesco" (My St Francis), will be available in Italian bookstores from 18 September. The volume presents a dialogue between the late Pope and Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints.

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The parish priest of Gaza’s Holy Family church says his phone call on Tuesday with Pope Leo XIV was a blessing. The parish continues to shelter 450 people, including elderly, sick, and children, as many residents remain despite the danger.

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Franciscan Friar Ibrahim Faltas of the Custody of the Holy Land reflects on the suffering of children in Gaza, forced into repeated displacement and uncertainty. He calls on educators, families, and societies to form new generations in a true culture of peace, urging all to “continue to believe, to pray, and to hope for peace.”

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The Earth Partner Exhibition at the Borgo Laudato sì features works by young artists from 28 countries on the challenges of the ecological crisis. Cardinal Fabio Baggio welcomes the initiative as a way to engage youth in the urgent call to care for our common home.

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In conformity with the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the Chinese government, Joseph Wang Zhengui receives episcopal consecration, becoming the first bishop of the new diocese of Zhangjiakou, created two months ago by Pope Leo XIV.

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At the start of the General Chapter of the Carmelite Order, the Pope sends a letter, encouraging members in their service and prayer, and in all forms of their mission.

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