Pope Leo XIV appoints new archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Eusebio Ramos Morales of Caguas as the new archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico. As announced by the Holy See on Aug. 6, the…
Pope Leo XIV to Assisi youth: ‘Europe and the whole world are looking to you to be new saints’
ASSISI, Italy — Pope Leo XIV called on young people gathered in Assisi to become “new saints,” reject the culture of power, and help build a world founded on fraternity…
Pope Leo XIV calls young Franciscans to Gospel radicalism and peace
ASSISI, Italy — Eight centuries after St. Francis gathered thousands of friars near the Portiuncula, Pope Leo XIV met with 2,500 young adults in Assisi on Thursday and urged them…
Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November
Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6–17, a nearly two-week tour that will be his first papal visit to Latin America.…
Pope Leo XIV warns prayer is disappearing from Christian families
Pope Leo XIV lamented Wednesday that prayer is no longer being passed on in many Christian families and urged the faithful to rediscover it as a fundamental dimension of human…
Pilgrims returning from Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico robbed at gunpoint
While traveling by bus on the way back from a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, a group of pilgrims from the Diocese of…
Cash for baptisms: German diocese questions Catholic millionaire’s $550 offer
A Bavaria, Germany-based investor is offering families 500 euros ($545) for every child they have baptized in a group of Catholic parishes near Munich. The local diocese has acknowledged the…
Former organized crime member receives baptism, Eucharist, and confirmation in Brazilian prison
Two prisoners — one of them a former member of Comando Vermelho, a major Brazilian criminal organization — received the sacraments of Christian initiation (baptism, Eucharist, and confirmation) on Sunday,…
Data center surge drives Catholic climate groups to press for safeguards
As artificial intelligence drives a rapid expansion of energy-hungry data centers across the United States, Catholic environmental advocates are urging lawmakers, technology companies, and consumers to evaluate the industryʼs growth…
Pope Leo XIV calls on Knights of Columbus to be ‘prophets of harmony’
Pope Leo XIV called on the Knights of Columbus to be “prophets of harmony” by promoting the virtues of unity and charity. “I express deep gratitude for your orders, continued…
Medjugorje youth festival participants receive message from Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV urged the thousands of young people gathered in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the Mladifest International Youth Festival to rediscover the beauty of encountering Christ and not…
Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God’s instruments
In a video message on the occasion of Peru’s National Youth Congress, Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people to not be afraid to be God’s instruments in rekindling the hope…