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The only Pope to have visited San Marino was Saint John Paul II. This occurred on August 29, 1982.

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The Pope's Address to the Members of the Dicastery for Evangelization

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What most surprised was not merely the size of the crowd — larger even than last year’s 19,000 pilgrims — but its demographic profile. According to an internal study conducted among 4,610 participants, the average age of the pilgrims was only 22 years old. By comparison, the average age of practicing Catholics in France today is approximately 57.

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The origin of the initiative come from an ordinary Caritas meeting. A lay volunteer reportedly asked a simple but uncomfortable question: why does the Church dedicate so much energy to material support while failing to offer migrants “the most precious thing we possess — faith and the Gospel”?

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On May 27, Pope Leo XIV signed a papal chirograph establishing a special commission with extraordinary powers to stabilize and relaunch Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the renowned Catholic hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio in the 1950s

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Pope's Address to the Italian Bishops

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This is the twenty-third such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people.

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The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

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The approximately 45-minute private audience between Sánchez and the Pope unfolded against a turbulent domestic backdrop. On the same day, Spanish political debate was dominated by developments involving investigations linked to the Socialist Party and the legal scrutiny surrounding former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

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Argentine President Javier Milei stated on May 26 that, “unless a tragedy occurs,” it is “highly probable” that the Pope will visit the country later this year. He credited the progress largely to the efforts of Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, describing the negotiations as having successfully aligned the necessary positions.

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