Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of the good Samaritan.

Pope Leo XIV renewed his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, decrying suffering there and evoking the image of parents in Gaza who “clutch the lifeless bodies of their children.” “From the Gaza Strip,” Leo said in an audience at the Vatican Wednesday,

A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles in the church once more.