angelus

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On Sunday, after praying the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered on St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo noted the “violence and devastation” across the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

"With great sorrow, I follow the tragic news coming from Sudan, particularly from the city of El-Fasher in the afflicted northern Darfur region," the pope said during his Angelus address at Saint Peter's Square.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

"The agreement to begin the peace process has given a spark of hope in the Holy Land," the US-born pontiff said at the end of Sunday's Angelus prayer.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

“People are staying home from mass and work, parks and stores are empty, the streets in many neighborhoods are silent,” Gomez in an opinion piece for Angelus, a local Catholic news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

If he’s not home when the Angelus rings at six o’clock Mam knows he had a day of work.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt