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Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 28, 2025 / 15:21 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of the good Samaritan.At the beginning of his catechesis, addressed to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Holy Father recalled that the parables of the Gospel offer an opportunity "to change perspective and open ourselves up to hope."The lack of hope, the pontiff explained, is sometimes due "to the fact that we fixate on a certain rigid and closed way of seeing things," and the parables "help us to look at them from another point of view."Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAHe then recalled that Jesus proposes this parable to "a doctor of the law," wh...

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Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, May 28, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA).At the end of Wednesday's general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating consequences of war, especially in Ukraine and Gaza.During his greeting to the Italian-speaking faithful, the Holy Father lamented that the Ukrainian people are being hit by "serious new attacks" against civilians and infrastructure.He also assured them of his closeness and prayers for all the victims, particularly the children and families of that nation, which has lived under the constant threat of bombs since the Russian army invaded in February 2022."I strongly reiterate my appeal to stop the war and to support every initiative of dialogue and peace," he continued.He also urged the faithful to join "in prayer for peace in Ukraine and wherever there is sufferi...

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Doug Burton of Truth Nigeria speaks to "EWTN News Nightly" anchor Erik Rosales on May 27, 2025, about the brutal massacre in Nigeria that occurred May 25. / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly" screenshotWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 28, 2025 / 10:37 am (CNA).A brutal attack by extremist Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria on Sunday left dozens dead and resulted in the kidnapping of a Catholic priest and several nuns.Hundreds of Jihadist Fulani herdsmen gunned down nearly 40 people, more than half of them Christians, across several villages on Sunday, according to a report by Truth Nigeria, a humanitarian-aid nonprofit that seeks to document Nigeria's struggles with corruption and crime.The attack occurred three days after the shooting of Father Solomon Atongo, a priest of St. John Quasi Parish in Jimba, and the kidnapping of two of his companions. Atongo is currently receiving treatment for his wounds.Some of Sunday's attacks took place in Aondona, the hometown of Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Maku...