These are Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intentions for 2026
Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 22,…
Pope Leo XIV highlights key virtues for final days of Advent
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on December 21, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 21,…
Pope Leo XIV strengthens legal protections for employees of the Vatican and Holy See
A new Vatican labor regulations decree was issued after an audience granted to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured here with Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media…
Pope Leo XIV: The person and families must be at center of labor system
Pope Leo XIV addresses employment consultants on Dec. 18, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV…
Pope Leo XIV writes preface to book that shaped his spiritual life
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Jubilee of Prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 19, 2025 / 11:05 am…
Pope Leo XIV warns against destructive spiral of autonomous weapons and escalation
Pope Leo XIV speaks to patients and caregivers at the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec…
HHS Announces Actions to Restrict ‘Sex-Rejecting Procedures’ On Minors
Jabin BotsfordPresident Donald J. Trump watches as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, speaks after being sworn in on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. It…
Countdown to the closing of the jubilee: When, who will close the Holy Doors in Rome?
Pope Leo XIV passes through the Holy Door carrying the jubilee cross as he leads the pilgrimage of the Holy See on June 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican…
First Painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe Is Preserved in Fourth-Century Church
This image is preserved in the Church of San Vital, built in 386, in Rome. The similarities between the Rome and Mexico City images are striking.
Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois. / Credit: Diocese of Joliet YouTube video Vatican City, Dec 17, 2025 / 09:58 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald…
Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not ‘too much doing’
Pope Leo XIV spoke about the solution for restless hearts in his catechesis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 17. 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Vatican…
Vogue magazine includes Pope Leo XIV on its list of best dressed of 2025
Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 17, 2025…