Leo XIV meets with founder of Sant’Egidio Community
Pope Leo XIV and the founder of the Sant’Egidio Community, Andrea Riccardi, met at the Vatican this week and discussed the role Christians and the Church are called to play…
‘Historic occasion’: Pope Leo XIV meets with same-sex attraction ministry Courage International
Pope Leo XIV met with members of Courage International on Feb. 6 in what the ministry called a “historic” and “momentous” event that took place in Vatican City. The Connecticut-based…
Pope calls for Olympic Truce in letter for Winter Games
As the Winter Olympic Games open in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Pope Leo XIV has issued a wide-ranging letter on the value of sport, urging nations to embrace an…
Pope Leo XIV, with Eastern Orthodox, urges Christians to strengthen unity
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on Christians to remove prejudices and “disarm” their hearts in order to strengthen bonds of unity in Christ and advance the cause of Christian…
Pope Leo XIV laments lack of progress in protecting children
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday voiced deep concern at a “lack of progress in protecting children from danger” as he met with the organizing committee of the initiative “From Crisis…
Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unauthorized episcopal consecrations
The Vatican will receive representatives of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) following the traditionalist group’s announcement that it plans to consecrate new bishops without permission from Rome…
Monastic-style retreat planned for pope and Roman Curia at start of Lent
A week of spiritual exercises for Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia at the start of Lent will take on a distinctly monastic character, with the retreat returning to…
Pope Leo’s liturgical celebrations for February, March, and Holy Week
The Vatican has published the schedule of liturgies that Pope Leo XIV will celebrate in February, March, and the beginning of April, a period that includes the start of Lent…
Pope warns against new arms race
Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of the grave danger of a “new global arms race” as the New START nuclear weapons treaty between the United States and Russia reached its…
Pope Leo to beatify Guatemalan martyr and Italian religious who founded a new congregation
Franciscan Father Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is shown after his initial interrogation and torture; he is hiding the wounds on his hands and wrists. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Ana Morales…
Christian identity vital amid aggressive secularization, ecumenism expert says
Father Philip Goyret, an ecclesiology professor at Rome’s Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Philip Goyret Jan 23, 2026 / 12:04 pm (CNA). Ecumenical…
Pope Leo XIV to visit 5 Rome parishes during Lent
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general of Rome, during a meeting with priests of the Rome Diocese at the Vatican on June 12, 2025. |…