For the first time, a U.S. president writes in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: this is what Trump’s message says

Dec 08, 2025 18:02

President Donald Trump marked the feast of the Immaculate Conception with a formal presidential message Photo: Vatican Media

For the third time and in the midst of war, the president of Ukraine meets with Pope Leo XIV

Zelenskyy highlighted this dimension after the meeting, thanking the Pope for his continued prayers and for the Holy See’s assistance. He confirmed that the Vatican remains involved in efforts to reunite abducted children with their families and added that he had invited the Pope to visit Ukraine

Here’s what you need to know about the new “Google of the Vatican”: the Pontifical Yearbook Online blessed by Pope Leo XIV

Beyond the technical details lies a more consequential development: a Church of more than a billion people now has immediate access to its own structural map, updated continually and accessible from virtually any corner of the world

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For the first time, a U.S. president writes in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: this is what Trump’s message says

A Tested Church in a Tense Land: Beijing’s Recognition of a Detained Bishop Rekindles Debate Over the Vatican–China Deal

Here’s what you need to know about the new “Google of the Vatican”: the Pontifical Yearbook Online blessed by Pope Leo XIV