Poverty and Conflict, Pope Leo on Syria Church Bombing, Bishop on the Seas, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 25, 2025. In this episode:

• Peace is "more than just the absence of war," but instead a commitment to human flourishing, the Holy See told the United Nations.
• Pope Leo XIV condemned the suicide bombing at a Damascus church, calling it "a cowardly terrorist attack" as he appealed to the international community not to give up on Syria. 
• A bishop is a man of deep faith who is filled with hope and stays close to his people, Pope Leo XIV said in a reflection with bishops celebrating the Jubilee of Bishops June 25. 
• Catholics across the U.S. are reworking travel plans after the Vatican rescheduled the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. 
• Archbishop Richard G. Henning sailed from Gloucester to Boston June 21 and 22 for "Into the Deep," a Corpus Christi procession by boat that brought the Blessed Sacrament to communities by the sea.