World Day of the Sick in Lourdes
In his 2024 message for the World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis renews the Church’s enduring focus on those who suffer most: the sick, the vulnerable, and the poor. He urges Catholics not to lose sight of them in pastoral care and daily compassion, and he invites the faithful to seek the intercession of […]
Pope Leo XIV to Visit Australia for Eucharist Congress 2028
Pope Leo XIV has indicated he intends to travel to Sydney in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, which will mark the 100th anniversary of Australia’s first such gathering. Pope Leo XIV has indicated he will visit Sydney in the spring of 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Richard Umbers, […]
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Victims of Attacks in Nigeria
In his Angelus catechesis, the pope said true joy is found in communion with Christ and lived through concrete acts of charity. Pope Leo XIV expressed sorrow and prayerful closeness for victims of recent violent attacks in Nigeria on Sunday, calling on authorities to ensure the protection of every citizen. Speaking after the Angelus prayer […]
Pope Leo XIV Approves New Marian Academy Statutes
Pope Leo XIV approved the new statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, founded to promote and coordinate Mariological and Marian studies worldwide. Pope Leo XIV approved the new statutes of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, an organization founded 80 years ago to promote and coordinate Mariological and Marian studies worldwide. According to the Vatican […]
Vatican News This Week: SSPX, Newman, Lateran Treaty, Candlemas, Lourdes
This week in the Vatican, relations with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) took a serious turn, while we also received the joyful news of Saint John Henry Newman’s entry into the General Roman Calendar. On its anniversary, discover how the 1929 Lateran Treaty established Vatican City State, restoring the Pope’s temporal sovereignty and […]
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Olympic Truce at Winter Games
The pontiff warned that profit, doping, and fanaticism can distort sport’s deeper human purpose. As the Winter Olympic Games open in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Pope Leo XIV has issued a wide-ranging letter on the value of sport, urging nations to embrace an “Olympic Truce” and warning against corruption, fanaticism, and a “dictatorship of […]
Leo XIV Meets Sant’Egidio Founder on Peace
Pope Leo XIV and Sant’Egidio Community founder Andrea Riccardi discussed the role Christians and the Church are called to play in promoting peace in the midst of various world conflicts. Pope Leo XIV and the founder of the Sant’Egidio Community, Andrea Riccardi, met at the Vatican this week and discussed the role Christians and the […]
Pope Leo XIV: Peace Begins With Dignity, Not Weapons
In a message for the Church’s Feb. 8 World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, the pope warns that conflict and inequality fuel exploitation. As the Church marks the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Pope Leo XIV renewed what he called the Church’s “urgent call” to end a […]
Cuba’s Bishops Head to the Vatican to Meet Pope Leo XIV
The country’s bishops will travel to Rome from Feb. 16–20 to present to Pope Leo XIV “the vicissitudes, sorrows, joys, and hopes of the Church in Cuba.” Cuba’s bishops are scheduled to travel to Rome later this month to meet with Vatican dicasteries and present Pope Leo XIV with a report on the state of […]
Vatican: Pope Leo XIV Will Not Visit the U.S. in 2026
The pontiff is expected to travel to Africa in April, visit Peru later this year, and make a summer stop in Spain. Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 2026, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said Sunday, denying circulating reports that the pontiff might make an […]
