Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the missionary legacy of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed American evangelist who will be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, calling him…
‘Invisible, silent, misunderstood work’: The pope’s school for diplomats at 325 years
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the school in Rome that trains young priests to serve as ambassadors for the pope, is celebrating the 325th anniversary of its founding this year. Located…
Pope Leo XIV: The Trinity teaches that every creature is made for communion
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that the mystery of the Holy Trinity teaches Christians to see every creature as made for communion — and warned that division, polarization, and contempt…
Pope Leo XIV: Our world is more divided, but shared humanity unites us
Pope Leo XIV on May 30 emphasized to Catholic lay leaders that, in a world increasingly divided by war and polarization, shared humanity can help unify it. During a private…
Can wars still be just? Pope Leo XIV addresses the issue in Magnifica Humanitas
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is a paean to peace that warns of the danger of “a world in a permanent state of belligerence” even more threatening than…
Pope receives Ferrari Luce steering wheel — Italian brand’s first fully electric car
Pope Leo XIV this week received as a gift the steering wheel of the Ferrari Luce, the Italian brand’s first fully electric car. Leo also had the opportunity to sit…
Pope Leo XIV to visit the Republic of San Marino on Aug. 22
Pope Leo XIV will travel to the Republic of San Marino, an independent sovereign state within the Italian peninsula, on Aug. 22 as part of his trip to the Italian…
Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Pope Leo met with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, at the Vatican on May 28. Johnson, who has served as mayor since 2023, met with the pontiff for the…
Leo XIV: Don’t water down Christianity
Pope Leo XIV warned Thursday against the temptation to make Christianity more attractive by diluting its content or softening its demands, telling Vatican evangelization officials that the faith is transmitted…
Antoni Gaudí: A model of holiness and dialogue for Spain
On June 9, as part of his apostolic journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit Barcelona. There, he will inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ at the…
Vatican offers pastoral support to promote Magnifica Humanitas
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has presented a pastoral aid or kit on Magnifica Humanitas with the aim of making the new encyclical by Pope Leo XIV more…
Pope sets up commission to tackle $290 million debt at Padre Pio’s hospital
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday created a commission to identify solutions for long-term sustainability at the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a major hospital complex founded by St. Pio of Pietrelcina…