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Pope Leo says he will continue to promote peace and dialogue and does not want to debate with Donald Trump

Pope Leo XIV says that he is not a politician and that he will "continue to speak strongly against war, seeking to promote peace and dialogue." He was speaking to journalists while on a flight to Algeria and responded to their questions about disparaging remarks Donald Trump, the U.S. president, had made against him earlier on his Truth Social Network.

Chinese authorities seen putting increasing pressure on Christian leaders who do not comply with state control

Chinese authorities are increasingly putting pressure on Christian leaders who do not comply with state control. One instance cited by The Wall Street Journal on March 20 cited the case of nearly 20 people associated with Zion Church, a large, long-running Protestant congregation in Beijing, arrested in October, including its founder, Ezra Jin.
Pakistan authorities request 25,000 Christians to move in Islamabad, giving no reason

A group of 25,000 Christians in Islamabad, Pakistan, are being asked suddenly to leave their homes by the nation's Islamic authorities, some years after a teenage Christian had been falsely accused some time ago of blasphemy.
Lay down your weapons, Pope Leo urges leaders in his first Easter address

In his first "urbi et orbi" Easter Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV used the words of his predecessor and warned of the globalization of indifference to growing conflicts, urging those fighting to lay down their weapons.
Pope Leo carries the Cross on Good Friday and issues messages on Ukraine and Israel

Pope Leo XIV led the Catholic faithful at the Good Friday Way of the Cross by carrying the Cross throughout the Colosseum in Rome. Leo became the second pope to carry the Cross for the entire Via Crucis on Good Friday at Rome's Colosseum on April 3, Vatican News reported.

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World Council of Churches head prays in Havana cathedral

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Jerry Pillay, has warned at the church service in the Cuban capital that reliance on war, violence, and military force as instruments of peace continues to undermine global stability.
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from entering the Holy Sepulcher church on Palm Sunday, US ambassador expresses displeasure

The Israeli Police have prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass.
Sarah Mullally installed as 106th archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to take the position

The Church of England has installed Sarah Mullally as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to take on the role in the nearly 1,500-year history of the church, becoming the de facto head of the Anglican communion
Members of the Scottish Parliament choose not to legalize assisted dying.

Churches are claiming a moral victory after members of the Scottish Parliament rejected the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to legalise assisted dying.

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Pope Leo says he will continue to promote peace and dialogue and does not want to debate with Donald Trump