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Uganda Episcopal Conference calls for parish-based Martyrs’ Day celebrations on 3 June 2026

Kampala. The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) has called on Catholics nationwide to observe the Solemnity of the Uganda Martyrs on June 3 through prayer services and Masses in their local parishes and dioceses, following the government’s decision to postpone the national celebrations at Namugongo due to Ebola-related concerns.

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US Bishops to consecrate America to Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th anniversary

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Malaysia’s Cardinal Francis: Asian diversity is an asset, not a threat

Cardinal Sebastian Francis, Archbishop of Penang in Malaysia, speaks to Vatican News about the "vibrant" Church in the region, and warns against adopting a ‘minority complex’.

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Nerses Shnorhali: Great 'pioneer of ecumenism' in the Christian East

As he meets with Armenian Catholicos Aram I, Pope Leo XIV says Nerses Shnorhali, a 12th-century Catholicos of the Armenian Church, has been inserted in the Roman Martyrology, calling it an example of "ecumenism of the saints."

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Canadian university launches new Institute dedicated to Pope Francis

Dr Peter Meehan, President of St Jerome’s University in Ontario, Canada, speaks to Vatican News about the new Pope Francis Institute, which aims to keep the pastoral and intellectual legacy of the late Pope alive.

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Pope Leo XIV to Catholicos Aram I: 'I pray daily for the people of Lebanon'

His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church – See of Cilicia, paid a visit to the Holy Father in the Vatican on Monday, marking the first official visit of the Catholicos to Pope Leo. In Pope Leo's address, he expressed his daily prayers for the people of Lebanon and his 'deep concern' for them and the Churches of the Middle East.

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Pope praises Catholic Extension Society for bringing Christ to remote communities

Pope Leo welcomes members of the Board of Governors of The Catholic Extension Society to the Vatican, thanking them for over a century of missionary service to poorer Catholic communities in the United States, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope and various speakers is scheduled for the same day at the Vatican.

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Cardinal Grech at Katholikentag: ‘Questions should not discourage us'

Cardinal Mario Grech speaks to Vatican News at the 104th Katholikentag, a major gathering of German Catholics, saying that the Church in the country "gives me great confidence, great hope".

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Choose life: Catholic nun brings hope in rural Zimbabwe

Hope has been reborn in Matabele, in southern Zimbabwe, a windy and dry land which stands in silence and whose inhabitants had lost hope when the HIV and AIDS pandemic reached its peak in Africa. Sr. Ludbirga Schumacher’s heart was touched by their plight and founded the Sketimpilo Centre, with many other religious sisters following in her footsteps.

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