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Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the closing of the Holy Door and the subsequent Mass and invites the faithful to manifest the presence of God in the places where there is no fraternity, justice, truth and peace.

As the Jubilee Year draws to a close, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that its deepest gift endures. Hope, he says, continues to shape the Church’s journey, calling all to remain pilgrims who generate life and renewal.

The Holy See’s official Pontifical Yearbook is now available online, providing up-to-date information on the Catholic Church’s institutions across the globe.

During his Jubilee Audience on Saturday morning, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Servant of God, Dorothy Day, an American Catholic, who dedicated her life to doing good work in the early 20th Century, underscoring that like her, Christians are to promote peace by actively defending and protecting human dignity.

Pope Leo XIV sends a letter to the seminary in Peru where he once served as professor, and encourages candidates for the priesthood to “give constant witness of fidelity and love.”

Pope Leo XIV joins religious leaders at Rome’s Colosseum for the Community of Sant’Egidio’s annual Meeting for Peace, calling for an end to war and a renewed commitment to reconciliation and prayer.

Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons to care for the poor,” Pope Leo XIV issues his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te,” as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering.”

Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to join in praying the Rosary every day during October to invoke God’s gift of peace, and announces a Rosary in St. Peter’s Square on October 11 as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.

Pope Leo XIV tells members of four different religious institutes, gathered on the occasion of their Chapters and Assemblies, to continue to read the signs of the times with the gaze of their founders.

Addressing over eighty thousand faithful filling Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Mass with the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis