Pope Leo XIV approves first decrees recognizing 3 new venerables
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, May 27, 2025 / 14:36 pm Pope Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees recognizing three new…
Ghana bishops urge action against illegal mining and environmental destruction
By Sabrine Amboka ACI Africa, May 27, 2025 / 13:59 pm Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have called on the government there to implement stringent measures against…
Vatican refreshes official website for first time in nearly 30 years
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 27, 2025 / 12:48 pm The official website of the Vatican for the first time has been refreshed since it was created in the…
Augustinian nuns of Lecceto reflect on life of prayer and friendship with Pope Leo XIV
By Veronica Giacometti ACI Stampa, May 27, 2025 / 12:18 pm The Augustinian nuns of Lecceto are a small community living in a hermitage 10 kilometers (a little more than…
In the Philippines, empty chapels spark call for Eucharistic renewal
By Valerie Joy Escalona Manila, Philippines, May 27, 2025 / 06:00 am As the National Eucharistic Revival comes to an end in the United States this year, many believe there…
Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian goddaughter shares testimony
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, May 26, 2025 / 07:00 am “Godfather, we love you! Long live the pope!” Mildred exclaimed as she shared her moving testimony about…
Casamari Abbey: Cistercian art, ancient remedies, and praying monks
By Emma Silvestri Rome, Italy, May 26, 2025 / 06:00 am Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of…
Pope Leo XIV prays before the icon of Mary, ‘Health of the Roman People,’ in St. Mary Major
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, May 25, 2025 / 14:19 pm Following the Mass where he took possession of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the…
Pope Leo XIV delivers first homily as bishop of Rome at Basilica of St. John Lateran
By Victoria Cardiel Rome, Italy, May 25, 2025 / 13:17 pm Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where…
Leo XIV tells mayor of Rome: ‘Today I can say that through you and with you, I am Roman’
By Victoria Cardiel Rome, Italy, May 25, 2025 / 12:21 pm “Today I can say that through you and with you, I am Roman.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV…
Pope Leo XIV at the Regina Caeli: ‘I ask you to sustain me with your prayer and closeness’
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 25, 2025 / 09:10 am In his first Regina Caeli from the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV thanked the faithful for…
French bishops lead prayer vigil at Notre-Dame amid euthanasia debate
By Solène Tadié Paris, France, May 25, 2025 / 07:00 am The 16th annual Vigil for Life was held in the newly restored Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on the evening…