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- At interreligious gathering, Pope Leo reflects on prayer (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV reflected on prayer during a meeting last evening with Argentine representatives of other Christian communities and world religions (video). - Pope Leo: The economy must be at the service of the person (CWN)
In an address to business leaders, labor union leaders, and other representatives of the world of work (video), Pope Leo XIV said that the economy “must be at the service of the person, and not the person at the service of the economy.” - Welcome Christ into your families and evangelize, Pope preaches to 2.5 million in Buenos Aires (CWN)
At an outdoor Mass in Argentina’s capital (video 1, video 2), Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to welcome Christ into their families and, in turn, “take a leading role in evangelization.” - Pope calls for new generation of Argentine saints devoted to charity (CWN)
Telling persons with disabilities that “your lives are not a burden on society,” Pope Leo XIV expressed his wish that “Argentina may be capable of performing great works of charity,” where “the love of Christ triumphs over individualism and exclusion.” - Pope pays tribute to Argentina's heritage, calls on leaders to serve the common good (CWN)
Citing social encyclicals of five of his predecessors, Pope Leo XIV called on Argentina’s leaders to seek the common good as he paid tribute to the nation’s cultural heritage and discussed the Church’s mission. - 5 abuse victims meet with Pontiff (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV met privately for over an hour with five Argentine victims of clergy abuse. - Papal prayer for victims of Kraków attack (Vatican Press Office)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, sent a telegram of condolence to the cardinal archbishop of Kraków, Poland, after a mass shooting left seven dead. “His Holiness Leo XIV, deeply saddened at the news of the victims and injuries caused by the shooting in Krakow, wishes to express his spiritual closeness in the Risen Christ to those who have been affected by this tragedy,” Cardinal Parolin wrote. “Invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, the Holy Father implores the gift of Christian hope for families overcome by grief and joins with all those who are mourning during these days,” he added. - Vatican issues message for World Fisheries Day: 'Come and have breakfast' (Vatican Press Office)
The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published “Come and have breakfast” (Jn. 21:12), a message for World Fisheries Day. “Christ’s concern extends to the concrete circumstances of those who work at sea, their living and working conditions, and the well-being of their families,” wrote Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. “Before entrusting Peter with a mission, Jesus welcomes him, feeds him and restores communion. The Church is likewise called to show care for workers, including fishers and their families.” “Across the many different realities of fishing—from industrial vessels and small wooden boats to busy ports, quiet coasts, lakes and rivers, and among the local crews and migrant workers—three appeals emerge with particular urgency: to see the person, to protect life, and to remain close,” Sister Smerilli added. - Vatican spokesman: Look on world as a field ready for the harvest, not as an 'abyss of perdition' (Vatican News)
A Vatican spokesman published an editorial, “Secularization and the reflected light of little Bethlehem,” in which he offered reflections on a papal address in Uruguay. Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, wrote that “ we are called to reflect the light of Another, not our own. This means placing our trust solely in God’s strength, and not in our own strength, our numbers or our structures.” Tornielli added, “This is how the Christian faith spread and reached us: thanks to the witness of those who have looked upon the world as a field ready for harvest, rather than as an abyss of perdition, staking their lives on the Gospel and, through grace, reflecting its light.” - Pope departs from Uruguay, arrives in Argentina (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV departed from Uruguay and arrived in Argentina on the afternoon of November 8, the third day of his apostolic journey to three South American nations (program). - Pope, in final Mass in Uruguay, reconsecrates nation to the Virgin Mary, calls on faithful to evangelize (CWN)
In his final Mass in Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV reconsecrated the nation to the Blessed Virgin Mary and called on the faithful to evangelize. - Pope Leo: Today's world recalls Bethlehem, where Christ was rejected by some, sought by others (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV told Uruguayan youth who took part in a prayer vigil that today’s secularized world recalls Bethlehem, where Christ experienced indifference and rejection from some but was sought by others. - Let the Good News enlighten the senses, Pope tells educators (CWN)
In an address at the Catholic University of Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV told educators that the “goal of the pastoral mission in education is for students, teachers and school administrators to hear, see, taste, touch and smell the Good News, allowing it to enlighten the senses” (video). - Pope calls on barrio parish to follow examples of Virgin Mary, Good Samaritan (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV visited a barrio of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, and called on a parish there to follow the examples of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Good Samaritan. - 'Carry forward the mission of evangelization with enthusiasm,' Pope preaches at Mass in Uruguay (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV called upon the faithful of Uruguay—Latin America’s most secularized nation—to “carry forward the mission of evangelization with enthusiasm.” - Zelensky: Russian forces have killed 120 clergy, damaged 800 religious sites (OIDAC Europe)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that Russian forces have killed 120 clergy and damaged or destroyed 800 religious sites since invading Ukraine in 2022. Zelensky “said that some of the damaged buildings were around a thousand years old and had been struck with drones and missiles, including cruise and ballistic missiles,” the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reported. - Wisconsin voters back closing of houses of worship during 'emergencies' (New York Times)
In a little noticed ballot initiative, Wisconsin voters, by a 51.9%-48.1% margin, rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have prohibited “the state or a political subdivision of the state from ordering the closure of, or forbidding gatherings in, places of worship in response to a state of emergency, including a public health emergency.” The Wisconsin Catholic Conference did not weigh in on the ballot initiative, according to a comprehensive list of statements on its website. - Seminarian numbers surge in Denver for 3 consecutive years (Denver Catholic)
For the third consecutive year, the Archdiocese of Denver welcomed a record number of new seminarians: 13 in 2024-25, 27 in 2025-26, and 34 in 2026-27—bringing the total number of seminarians to 110. “God is doing something incredible in his Church, especially here in northern Colorado, right now,” said Archbishop James Golka. “We have unprecedented numbers of individuals seeking to become Catholic. We have the highest number of seminarians in recent memory. Thanks be to God!” - Public authority should serve the common good and protect the unborn, Pope says in Uruguay (CWN)
Following a flight of over 13 hours from Rome, Pope Leo XIV arrived on November 6 at Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, where he was welcomed by civil authorities (video). - Pope departs for South America, fields questions about health, voting (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport for South America this morning as he began his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, the sixth international journey of his pontificate. - More...