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Jesus invites Christians to overcome despair, pope says

When hope seems long gone, Christians can turn to Jesus to overcome being resigned to despair and regain the desire to be healed, Pope Leo XIV said at his June 18 general audience.

• Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati

  

  By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
  Published June 13, 2025

  Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.

• Pope at Pentecost: God’s love breaks down walls

  

  By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
  Published June 8, 2025

  On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would “open borders, break down walls” and dissolve hatred so everyone can live as children of one human family.

• Pope, Romanian bishops, Jewish officials pay tribute to martyred bishop

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published June 2, 2025

  Pope Leo XIV, along with representatives of the Romanian church and the country’s Jewish community, paid tribute to the martyred bishop Blessed Iuliu Hossu June 2 during a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel.