Daily Catholic News:
Pope Leo XIV returned to Peru, where he had served as a bishop, and met with young people and lay Catholics during his visit. At a Lima stadium vigil attended by about 60,000 young people, he said that listening for the Lord’s voice is essential to discerning a calling and pointed to Christ’s Passion as a model.
At the vigil, Father Rodolfo spoke about the meaning he finds in hearing confessions. He encouraged young people to receive the sacrament, describing it as an encounter with God’s love and forgiveness.
After meeting with Peru’s bishops in the capital, the pope urged lay Catholics to apply Catholic social teaching in building a better society.
In the United States, Republican lawmakers raised concerns about the pace of progress in addressing Christian persecution in Nigeria. Their discussion focused on the country’s designation as a country of particular concern for religious persecution.