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,”…
Pope Leo XIV in Angola: ‘Build the hope of the future’
KILAMBA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in Angola on Sunday in Kilamba, a fast-growing city about 20 miles from the capital, Luanda, telling the faithful that…
National Infertility Awareness Week: 4 Catholic ministries walking with couples
According to the World Health Organization, about 1 in 6 people globally experience infertility in their lifetime. In the United States, 1 in 8 couples deal with infertility. This year,…
Beloved Catholic kids book series ‘Chime Travelers’ becomes animated TV show
The beloved children’s book series “Chime Travelers” has now made an exciting leap from page to screen with its development into an animated TV series, bringing its imaginative world to…
Young professional Catholics build community amid Toronto’s secular landscape
In Toronto, Canadaʼs largest city, a growing community of young Catholic professionals is quietly reshaping what it means to live out faith in the modern world. Young Professional Catholics of…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Cameroon, journeys to Angola
Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in Africa on April 18, saying Holy Mass in Cameroon before departing for Angola on the next leg of his visit. The Holy…
Pope Leo XIV urges Angola to ‘remove the obstacles to integral human development’
LUANDA, Angola — Pope Leo XIV on April 18 called on Angola’s leaders and people to “remove the obstacles to integral human development,” urging them to choose the path of…
Pope Leo XIV says debate with Trump is ‘not in my interest at all’
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola after a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Cameroon on April 18, using the short journey to reject suggestions that his recent…
Pope Leo’s Algeria visit revives memory of pro-independence clergy
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Algeria has revived memories of Catholic clergy who sided with Algerians during the struggle for independence, often at considerable personal cost, ACI MENA, the Arabic-language…
Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon says no one should face life’s hardships alone
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday celebrated Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport in the final public event of his apostolic journey to Cameroon, telling thousands of faithful that “no…
John Prevost discusses life as the pope’s brother: ‘We always knew that he had that calling’
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost and his older brothers John and Louis grew up living “normal” lives like any other family. Life was “like anyone elseʼs,” John Prevost…