U.S. dioceses observe Child Abuse Prevention Month
Dioceses nationwide are observing National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Cardinal Blase Cupich and Bishop Barry Knestout are urging renewed vigilance and commitment to the protection of children. In a…
Pope Leo XIV at psychiatric hospital: ‘God loves us just as we are’
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Visiting a psychiatric hospital on Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV said a truly humane society is measured not by how it hides weakness but by how it…
Pope Leo XIV: Universities must seek truth and form the whole person
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the inauguration of a new university campus in Equatorial Guinea is “an act of trust in human beings,” praising investment…
Pope Leo XIV in Equatorial Guinea warns against profaning God’s name through domination
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday warned against invoking God to justify oppression and violence, telling civil authorities and diplomats in Equatorial Guinea that “his holy name…
Pope Leo XIV recalls Pope Francis a year after his death
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, opening the final leg of his trip to Africa after a flight of about 2.5 hours…
Remembering Pope Francis: 9 moments that defined his legacy
On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St.…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola
Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 20 in Angola, flying to Saurimo, where he visited a home for the elderly and celebrated Mass for more…
Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace
LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Monday thanked the Catholic Church in Angola for its long-standing witness in a nation still marked by the wounds of war, praising its…
Christ is not ‘a guru or a good luck charm,’ pope says at Mass in Angola
SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV warned at Mass in Saurimo, Angola, on Monday of making God into an idol that is sought only when advantageous — “when genuine faith…
Pope Leo visits nursing home in Angola: The elderly ‘need to be listened to’
SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV flew to Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, where he visited a home for the elderly, whom he said have a wisdom that should be listened…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, leads rosary in Angola
Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 19 in Angola, celebrating Mass in Kilamba before leading the rosary in a gathering at the Marian shrine of…
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola’s young people to build a world free of war, injustice, and poverty
KIMBAXE, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged young people in Angola to help build “a better, welcoming world, where there is no more war, injustice, poverty, or dishonesty,”…