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Faithful cannot accept oppression, injustice, pope says

By worshipping Christ, “the Righteous One who died for the unrighteous,” the faithful are called to work for justice, peace and fraternity, the pope said Oct. 7 in St. Peter’s Square.

• Pope Leo gives encouragement to Special Olympics athletes

  

  By DEBORAH CASTELLANO LUBOV
  Published September 22, 2026

  Addressing a delegation from the Special Olympics, Pope Leo XIV recalled his own fondness of sports and invited them to live holy lives following the example of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, “who, in love with Jesus, knew how to translate values of sport into a holy life.”

• Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

  

  By JOSEPHINE PETERSON, Catholic News Service
  Published September 16, 2026

  In a world of increasing technological dependence and polarization, Pope Leo XIV said there is greater urgency for humanity to see itself as a single “human community.”

• Catholics cannot be ‘unengaged spectators’ amid current events, pope says

  

  By JOSEPHINE PETERSON, Catholic News Service
  Published September 2, 2026

  At his Sept. 2 general audience, Pope Leo began a new series of reflections on the Second Vatican Council’s pastoral constitution “Gaudium et Spes,” which examines the relationship between the Church and the modern world.