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x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XGospel of the Day (Luke 13,18-21) Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and 'the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.'" Again he said, "To wh…
x.comPope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) on XLet us continue to pray together for peace. The day after tomorrow, on 27 October, let us join in spirit with the heads of churches and religious leaders who will gather in Assisi to mark the 40th anniversary of the meeting convened by Saint John Paul II. Never before has it been so clear that wa…
x.comPope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) on XMy dear young friends, today, as registration opens for next year’s #WorldYouthDay, I warmly invite each of you to #Seoul. This is a call to set out on a pilgrimage of faith, friendship and hope. The Lord is waiting for you in this place of encounter and communion. He calls each of you by name, and…
x.comPope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) on X"The well-being of the individual and of human and Christian society is intimately linked with the healthy condition of that community produced by marriage and family” (Gaudium et spes, 47). The Church is well aware of this, as shown by the pastoral concern of the Popes who have succeeded one anoth…
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XPope Leo XIV’s doctors have confirmed that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized. Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said on Wednesday evening that a subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that “no further treatment i…
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XReflection by Pope Leo XIV: "For all the emphasis on individual freedom, people today frequently feel less free to be their genuine selves or follow their highest ideals, out of a hidden fear of being judged or of not fitting in. Moreover, this loss of openness to others, which exacerbates a sense…
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XGospel of the Day (Luke 12,13-21) Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be ric…
x.comPope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) on XToday we celebrate the 100th World Mission Day. Let us think of how much missionary history has unfolded over these one hundred years! Let us #PrayTogether that the Church may always remain faithful to the mandate of the Risen Lord. Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole cr…
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XSpeaking by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Leo XIV expresses his "deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region," and calls for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid. https://t.co/HTdCfTYhwr
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XGospel of the Day (Luke 12,1-7) "Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows." https://t.co/lZAOLzP9af
x.comVatican News (@VaticanNews) on XGospel of the Day (Luke 11,47-54) "Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood! Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter." When he left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act…
x.comPope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) on XIntelligence must draw on memory. The mind must not simply compile data — as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can — but recall lived experiences, which contain depths of meaning that only the human soul can recognize, and connect more deeply with the goodness of these experiences. Everyt…