August 14, 2025

A woman with a child evacuates from a residential building damaged by Russian shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 16, 2022.

Pope says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine

Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.

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person looking into the sky and surrendering with open arms

Learning to Surrender

We often must let go of what we are used to and surrender to new life in Christ. “Letting go”—can be one of the strongest, most mature contemplative movements one can make.
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Live and Let Go

Humility is the hallmark spiritual virtue of letting go.
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