Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the general chapter of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret to keep alive their charism of Christ-centered charity.

“Based on his current clinical status, as well as the instrumental and laboratory tests performed, there are no contraindications that would prevent him from undertaking his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Latin America as planned,” said the statement. “The Pope is following medical recommendations with great care and diligence, and with a deep determination to continue serving the Church.”

Pope Leo XIV received President Nataša Pirc Musar of Slovenia on October 26.

The meeting concludes today with a time of prayer. Christians are scheduled to pray in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi; non-Christians will pray at various locations outside the basilica.

Pope Leo XIV was scheduled to travel to Assisi today, but cancelled his visit because of his recent lung surgery.

“While measures to reduce nuclear risks are necessary, they cannot substitute for disarmament,” Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said at a recent UN committee meeting.

“The deterioration of the international security environment cannot justify deeper reliance on nuclear weapons,” the prelate added. “On the contrary, it makes the pursuit of their elimination all the more urgent.”

Archbishop El-Kassis also recently expressed “profound concern” about the current nuclear landscape.

Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A., is bringing 600 boxes of food, clothing, and blankets to Kyiv.

The Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage’s request referred “exclusively to the procession, because that’s ordinarily not allowed, not even for dioceses that come in pilgrimage,” said Matteo Bruni. “If the organizers wanted to hold an [alternate] activity such as Eucharistic adoration or prayer, they should’ve made a specific request to that end.”

Born in 1938 and ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Romeo entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1967 and was appointed apostolic nuncio to Haiti in 1983. He was later appointed apostolic nuncio to Colombia (1990), Canada (1999), and Italy and San Marino (2001).

Pope Benedict XVI named him archbishop of Palermo in 2006 and created him a cardinal in 2010. Five years later, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Romeo’s resignation from the see of Palermo for reasons of age.

“Notably, during his time as Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, he carried out his ministry during a turbulent period in the Caribbean nation’s history, marked by the fall of the Duvalier regime and various coups d’état,” the Vatican newspaper reported.

With Cardinal Romeo’s death, there are now 239 living members of the College of Cardinals, 116 of whom are eligible to take part in a papal election.

“This year’s recipient” of the Nostra Aetate Award “is Mr. Michael Sacks, a well-respected leader in Chicago and in the Jewish community,” said Cardinal Cupich. “Refusing to honor or engage with Jews solely because they hold conflicting religious or political positions can risk mimicking historic patterns of antisemitism through exclusion and bigotry, which, frighteningly, is on the rise.”

In a 2004 statement, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said that “the Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.”

“There are many things tied to this present Administration that are blatantly at odds with our Catholic faith,” said Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa. “I pray I am more prudent and wise going forward, even as I remain resolute in my openness to engaging and praying for political leaders at all levels.”

The update addresses three questions: “What is TPS and why is it important for Ukrainians in the United States?”, “What is the difference between TPS and humanitarian parole?”, and “How has the USCCB responded to this issue?”

“TPS is a temporary form of humanitarian relief for people from a designated country, allowing them to remain in the United States legally when conditions in their country of origin make safe return impractical or impossible due to an armed conflict, environmental disaster, epidemic, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions,” the update stated. “In April 2022, Ukraine first received its TPS designation after Russia expanded its military invasion of the country.”

Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Jesus Youth association to keep their gaze fixed on Christ and to witness to Him in Indian society.

Jordanian police today arrested three suspects in an October 23 attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud (Hmood).

“It is essential that the international community places human dignity at the center of its work,” Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said during a recent UN committee discussion. “This means translating commitments on poverty eradication and food security into the political will and allocate the resources needed to reach those most in need.”

Pope Leo XIV approved decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of six Servants of God, all of whom lived in the twentieth century.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Yemen, where, amid civil war, the residents of the besieged city of Taiz face a grave humanitarian crisis.

Pope Leo XIV told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address (video) that Christ “places love at the very center of our relationship with God.”

It is the second-largest such diocesan settlement in the nation’s history. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to an $880-million settlement with 1,000 plaintiffs.

Pope Leo XIV called for continued prayers for peace as he recalled Pope St. John Paul II’s 1986 day of prayer for peace in Assisi.

“The Holy Father underwent a follow-up chest X-ray as scheduled,” Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora (the Pontiff’s personal physician and the head of the surgical team that operated on him) said in an October 23 statement.

“The examination confirmed that his postoperative recovery is progressing very well,” the statement continued. “However, given the short time that has elapsed since the surgery, his doctors advised against the planned helicopter journey on October 27 as a precaution.”