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Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace and Love in Yemen and Gaza
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In Short: Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Yemen and Gaza, emphasizing the importance of a personal relationship with God.
Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of a personal relationship with God during his Sunday Angelus, calling for peace in Yemen and Jordan.
In a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV urged cooperation with Russia to allow humanitarian aid into Oleshky and the safe evacuation of civilians.
Pope Leo XIV also sent a personal condolence message to Gaza's only Catholic parish following an Israeli missile strike that killed five people, including a Christian mother and daughter.
The Pope reflected on the greatest commandment, stating that love for God must overflow into love for our neighbors, and that this love can only be authentic when it is a response to God's love.
Pope Leo XIV's personal physician and surgeon confirmed that tests on tissue removed during surgery showed that the cancer had not spread, and that the pope's recovery was progressing well.
Pope Leo XIV's journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering.
The Vatican released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the “continued improvement” in his recovery.
Pope Leo XIV's personal secretaries, Monsignor Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga and Father Marco Billeri, hung a banner bearing the pontiff's coat of arms from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
Pope Leo XIV made a pilgrimage to the Basilica-Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, emphasizing his deep devotion to the Marian shrine.
Pope Leo XIV presided over the Holy Eucharist at the sanctuary, cared for by the Order of Saint Augustine, on the eve of the Feast of the Nativity of Mary.
Pope Leo XIV's weekly General Audience reflected on the Second Vatican Council’s Gaudium et spes, emphasizing that human work and scientific progress are not opposed to faith but can participate in God’s plan for creation.
Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for the great mission of evangelisation, encouraging all to contribute according to their vocation and gifts.
What this adds
Pope Leo XIV's call for peace in Yemen and Gaza underscores his ongoing commitment to addressing global humanitarian crises.
The Vatican's confirmation that Pope Leo XIV does not require further treatment for lung cancer after tests showed the disease was localized is a significant update to his health status.
Pope Leo XIV's emphasis on the importance of a personal relationship with God and the need for a total commitment involving heart, soul, and mind, aligns with his previous teachings on the essence of faith and love.
Background
Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Yemen and Gaza, urging humanitarian aid and safe evacuations, while emphasizing the importance of a personal relationship with God.
Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Yemen and Gaza, emphasizing the importance of a personal relationship with God.
What's confirmed
- At the heart of love, Pope Leo placed our relationship with God, emphasizing that this is where the true meaning of love is found.
- “Good morning, Father Gabriele. Ever since hearing the painful news about Maysa and Mary, I’ve been praying for them, their families, and everyone in Gaza. ‘How long, Lord?’” Pope Leo wrote, echoing a lament from Psalm 13.
- His personal physician and surgeon said tests on the tissue removed during surgery confirmed the initial diagnosis and that the cancer had not spread.
- The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the “continued improvement” in his recovery.
- This picture, released by Vatican Media on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, left, celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung.
- Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who wrote: “Love alone” makes “the Church’s members act, and if Love ever became extinct, apostles would not preach the Gospel.” The theme, in this case, concerns the church itself.
- “Let us continue to pray together for peace,” he said.
- From this arises the need for a total commitment that involves the whole person: heart, soul and mind.” Heart, soul, and mind must all be engaged in our relationship with God so that we become capable of looking at ourselves “and our neighbors through the eyes of Christ, from his perspective.
- “Indeed, it is not enough to know that God exists, that he is the only God, or that he is the Almighty. The Lord seeks a personal relationship with us: The one true God wants to become our God,” the pope said.
- Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday.
- “A subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that no further treatment is necessary,” Pope’s lead surgeon, Stefano Margaritora, and his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, said on Wednesday.
- “I am following with concern the grave humanitarian situation in Yemen, particularly in the city of Taiz, where the population is suffering from a lack of food, water and medical care,” he said.
What's still developing
- John Paul II at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalised, in Rome, Thursday, Oct.
- To watch Pope Leo XIV’s video message and learn how to support the Church’s mission this World Mission Sunday, visit catholicmission.org.au/worldmissionmonth Clinical Nurse Manager, Anita, stands in the new eye surgery theatre at Buderim Private Hospital Paediatric Clinical Nurse Educator Lucy Osborn with her poster that featured at the 13th World Congress of the World Federation of Paediatric Intensive & Critical Care Societies Catholic Health Australia represents the nation’s largest non-government grouping of hospitals, aged and community care services, providing approximately 10 percent of hospital and aged care services in Australia.
- Celebrated on 18 October this year, World Mission Sunday will mark 100 years since its establishment by Pope Pius XI in 1926.
- May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for us, in whose Immaculate Heart there is nothing but love.
- The pope appears to have had one of those “incidental findings,” a nodule in his lung spotted during another exam.
- “With great joy and a spirit of hope, our diocese now sets its course toward World Youth Day 2027, preparing to offer our young people the opportunity to take part in one of the most vibrant and transformative experiences in the life of the church,” said Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez in a March 20, 2026, Florida Catholic column.
- He started to walk and has "resumed a normal diet" on Oct. 14, according to doctors.