Pope Leo XIV met Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni at the Apostolic Palace before the premiere of 'Peter: A Man in the Wind', a one-man show on Rai 1 produced by Vatican Media.
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I held a private ecumenical encounter at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Ephrem in Istanbul, commemorating 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea and looking ahead to the Jubilee of Redemption in 2033.
A majestic 25-meter Norway spruce from Val d'Ultimo in the Bolzano province was selected as the Christmas tree for St. Peter's Square in 2025, representing sustainable forestry and the Alpine tradition of the region.
Pope Leo XIV expressed dismay and offered prayers for the victims of the devastating fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, sending a telegram to Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-Yan through Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Pope Leo XIV asked the faithful to pray for his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon, marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with visits to Istanbul, Nicaea, and Beirut.
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