Church of the Transfiguration

“There is no justice without compassion, there is no legitimacy without listening to the pain of others,” the pope said.

Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, stressed the importance of Christian unity in the context of what the statement referred to as “increasing attacks on the Christians by the communal forces.”

As part of the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity from 12-13 September, a round table discussion entitled “G20 Information” took place at Rome's city hall focusing on transparency and freedom of information in a world marked by conflicts and wars.

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Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni describes the civil recognition and official assumption of office of the prelate as auxiliary bishop as "The fruit of dialogue between the Holy See and the Chinese authorities.”

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In a video message to an event in the Italian island of Lampedusa, highlighting its history of welcome and hospitality, Pope Leo XIV thanks the local community for its long-standing witness of welcome to migrants and appeals for a “culture of reconciliation” as a path to peace and fraternity.

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A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court Judges has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months prison after finding him guilty of an attempted coup to retain his grip on power after losing the Presidential election.

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In his busy morning schedule, Pope Leo meets with the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the President of the Republic of Moldova in the Vatican.

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Following the violation of Polish airspace by 19 Russian drones this week, Poland and Ukraine are stepping up military cooperation.

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Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors XIV, Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, France, along with Commission Secretary, Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera. During the encounter, the Commission President presented the Second Annual Report on Policies and Procedures for Protection in the Church to the Pope.

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Meeting with participants of the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, the Pope urged the creation of a “human alliance” based on care, generosity, and trust rather than power, profit, and suspicion.

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