Daily Catholic News:
Pope Leo XIV met Argentine President Javier Milei on his first day in Argentina, drawing attention to social problems in the country. In Uruguay, he celebrated Mass at the nation’s principal Marian shrine and urged mothers to persevere in passing on the faith.
Christchurch’s new Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is New Zealand’s first newly built Catholic cathedral in more than 120 years. Its architects say the structure was designed to serve the community for the next 200 years.
Chaldean monks returned historic manuscripts to an Iraqi archdiocese after more than five decades. The handover ceremony was held at the Monastery of the Servant of God and Martyr Gabriel Danbo in Ankawa, a predominantly Christian district of Erbil.
In Kenya, Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya urged Christians to pray for everyone, including those who hurt or betray them, following Christ’s example.