Lourdes Gets the Saturday

Leo Flies to France in September

Pope Leo XIV’s first France apostolic journey 25–28 Sep 2026. Motto John 6:51. Paris Élysée/UNESCO/Notre-Dame; Lourdes bishops; Metz peace and interreligious. Survivors’ private meeting prepared with survivors. Vatican bollettino 7 Aug.

The debt that doesn't enslave

On Sunday in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV named one debt that doesn't imprison anyone: mutual love. Monday evening in Genazzano he asked Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make courageous and wise decisions. Between the two, an appeal for Ukraine and a golden rose.

The common home got a theology

ITC document Caring for Our Common Home published 2 Sep 2026 with Leo XIV authorisation. Sin against creation and the Creator. Situated anthropocentrism. Eucharist as ecological school. Vatican News.

Leo opened Gaudium et Spes

Pope Leo XIV General Audience 2 Sep 2026 begins Gaudium et Spes catechesis. Church serves humanity, unmasks contradictions. GS 1–10. Vatican News. Gospel as news.