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Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep following Christ

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged young Ecuadorian Catholics to follow Christ with determination and to reflect his love and mercy to the world.The Vatican published a video message from Leo for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day on Aug. 2, the final day of the event that began on July 31 in Ibarra. In...

Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God's instruments

In a video message on the occasion of Peru’s National Youth Congress, Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people to not be afraid to be God’s instruments in rekindling the hope of many suffering hearts.The message was shown as part of the July 30–Aug. 2 event, held in Chulucanas, a town in the Piura regio...

Pope Leo XIV names apostolic administrator for Rabat in Morocco amid investigation of cardinal

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Mario León Dorado, OMI, as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco, after Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero temporarily stepped back from the public exercise of his ministry amid an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and inappropria...

Medjugorje youth festival participants receive message from Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV urged the thousands of young people gathered in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the Mladifest International Youth Festival to rediscover the beauty of encountering Christ and not to be deceived by promises of fleeting happiness.The event is proceeding normally, despite the grave...

Vatican increases net worth to $3 billion in 2025

The Vatican’s financial investments and assets rose to a net worth of approximately $3 billion (2.686 billion euros) in 2025.According to the annual report released on July 31 by the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), the profit increased by $102 million (89 million euros)...

Jack Figge: Thank you, the trenches, and see-you-later

Hey everybody,Apologies for burdening your inbox with a non- Pillar Post email, but lucky for you this is not a money pitch either.This is Jack, the former intern, freelancer, and, according to Ed, The Pillar’s “resident young and cool person” and , I write to share a simple message with The Pillar...

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and justice amid ‘alarming’ Ceuta crisis

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday expressed concern over the “alarming situation” in Ceuta and appealed for solutions capable of bringing peace, stability and justice to the Spanish enclave facing a major migration and humanitarian crisis.“I am following with concern the alarming situation in Ceuta, praying to...

Polish man arrested over Medjugorje vandalism

A Polish man has been identified as the main suspect of a vandalization and desecration of the Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia on July 28.Statute of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Medjugorje, vandalized July 28. Credit: Bosnian tourist board.Security camera footage showed a man dousing the altar of Saint Ja...

‘God gave the growth’: Mar Srampickal on 10 years of Britain’s Syro-Malabar eparchy

Ten years ago this week, Pope Francis created a diocese for Syro-Malabar Catholics in Great Britain.Mar Joseph Srampickal, Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain. Credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.On July 28, 2016, the Argentine pope named Fr. Joseph Srampickal as the first bishop of the Syr...

Leo XIV issues new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State

Pope Leo XIV issued a new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Friday, replacing a previous version adopted in 2023.The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Livioandronico2013/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.In a preamble to the new document, which was issued only in Italian July 31, Leo XIV explained that...