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News from the Vatican
- Pope prays for world to recognize urgency of climate crisis as he celebrates Mass’ using new rite
  
  Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and...
- Pope Leo renews offer to host meeting between Russia-Ukraine after visit by Zelenskyy
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters he was “relying heavily on the Vatican” in peace efforts with Russia, which initiated a full-scale invasion of the country in 2022.
- Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
  
  CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after...
- French archbishop appointed head of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
  
  A French archbishop has appointed as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
- Pope Leo tells British school teachers they are ‘models in life’
  
  Catholic teachers in Britain and Ireland need to be “models in life, models of faith,” according to Pope Leo XIV.
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- US Catholic Bishops: Church Will Not Endorse Political Candidates Despite IRS Shift
  
  Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. Avoiding endorsements is consistent with the 1983 Code of Canon...
- Vatican Approves Marian Devotion in Slovakia but Doesn’t Recognize Apparitions
  
  The Vatican recognizes the pastoral value of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Zvir near the village of Litmanová in northwestern Slovakia from 1990...
- The Texas Floods: How to Answer Your Children Who Are Asking Questions
  
  Ronaldo Schemidt A view inside of a cabin at Camp Mystic, the site of where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. ...
- Pope Leo XIV Receives Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo
  
  Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025. It was the second time the two have met after exchanging...
- ‘There Is No Pain Greater’: Grieving With the Parents of Lost Children
  
  Danielle Villasana / The Washington Post A volunteer searches along the Guadalupe River near Ingram, Texas, on July 6, holding a Camp Mystic T-shirt and backpack. More...

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- Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19
  Gospel Matthew 10:1-7

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