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Unity, dialogue, respect: On first trip, pope highlights paths to peace

Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for differences as the only paths to peace.

• Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. ‘extremely disrespectful’

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published November 19, 2025

  Insisting that the dignity of all people, including immigrants, must be respected, Pope Leo XIV asked U.S. Catholics and “people of goodwill” to read and listen to the U.S. bishops’ recent pastoral message on the topic.

• Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published November 13, 2025

  Being a Christian means recognizing every person as a brother or sister and always being ready to lend a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.

• Prayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published November 2, 2025

  Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass Nov. 2, the feast of All Souls, at Rome’s largest cemetery. Praying for the dead, he said, is not just about remembering a loss, but is a sign of belief that in the death and resurrection of Jesus, no one will be lost.