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Michael Bublé calls meeting Pope Leo XIV ‘one of the greatest moments of my life’

Michael Bublé called meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday “one of the greatest moments of my life,” adding
Pope Leo XIV receives a Thanksgiving pie on board the papal flight to Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 | Credit: Courtesy of Claudio Lavanga

Pies and a baseball bat: The gifts Pope Leo XIV received on the papal flight to Turkey 

Aboard the papal plane on Thanksgiving Day, Pope Leo XIV kicked off his first international trip — a

Pope Leo XIV recognizes martyrdom of 2 priests killed by Nazis

Father Ubaldo Marchioni was praying the rosary with a fearful congregation in the Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could fuel ‘antihuman ideologies’ in medicine

Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as Catholic doctors and

Pope Leo XIV calls on Catholics to lead in ethical AI development

The story of a mother whose son committed suicide after interacting with a chatbot moved participants at an

Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate All Souls’ Day with Mass for the faithful departed at Rome’s largest cemetery as

Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday strongly condemned antisemitism during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square marking the
Pope Leo XIV addresses the audience in his homily at a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN

Pope Leo XIV urges university students to feed ‘hunger for truth and meaning’

Pope Leo XIV urged university students on Monday to feed their “hunger for truth and meaning,” lamenting that
Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III walk together in the Sistine Chapel during a historic meeting that included a prayer service at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history since Reformation

History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV to pray together in historic ecumenical moment at Vatican

For the first time since the Protestant Reformation, a reigning British monarch and a pope will pray together

Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints on Sunday before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square,

Pope Leo XIV hails Roma, Sinti, and Travelers’ faith amid marginalization

At the Vatican’s Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, and Travelers, Pope Leo XIV praised pilgrims for their deep trust

Pope Leo XIV says first canonized couple give example of ‘marriage as a path to holiness’

At a time when the world offers “many counter-examples” of what a healthy marriage should look like, Pope
A gentle cascade of white rose petals falls from the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Aug. 5, 2025, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, evoking “the miracle of the snow” said to have taken place nearly 17 centuries ago. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

PHOTOS: White rose petals fall from ceiling of Rome basilica to mark fourth-century miracle

According to tradition, the miracle involved a miraculous snowfall in Rome on Aug. 5 in the year 358.

Vatican-China agreement on bishops renewed for another four years

The Vatican announced Tuesday the renewal of its agreement with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops for
Pope Francis greets a young boy a Mass in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope at Mass in South Sudan: In the name of Jesus, lay down the weapons of hatred

Pope Francis urged Christians in the war-torn South Sudan to make a decisive contribution to changing history by
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. | Credit: Diane Montagna

Cardinal Zen hospitalized in Hong Kong after returning from Benedict XVI’s funeral

The 91-year-old cardinal wrote on his blog on Jan. 31 that he is receiving treatment in the hospital
Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Sunday Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis decries culture that ‘throws away’ unborn children, elderly, poor

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis decried a culture that “throws away” unborn children, the elderly, and
Pope Francis prayed for peace in the Holy Land at the end of his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over ‘spiral of death’ in the Holy Land

In his Sunday Angelus address, the pope expressed “great sorrow” for the death of Palestinians killed in an
The makeshift memorial outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 23, 2023. | Photo by Zedembee via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pope Francis offers condolences for Monterey Park shooting

The pope sent a telegram to L.A. Archbishop José Gomez on Jan. 25 expressing his sadness and assuring
Pope Francis speaking at the general audience at the Vatican, Dec. 21, 2022. | Vatican Media

‘Being homosexual is not a crime,’ Pope Francis reiterates in new interview

The interview with the Associated Press covered a wide range of topics, including laws that criminalize homosexuality and
Fr. Timothy Radcliffe addressing the bishops of the Catholic Church in England and Wales | © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

Controversial priest to lead October retreat for bishops at start of synod

Father Timothy Radcliffe, whose statements on homosexuality have previously sparked controversy, will lead a three-day retreat to kick
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Jan. 22, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: To stay with Jesus requires the courage to leave our sins

Following Jesus “means giving up the time wasted on so many useless things,” the pope said. In his
The sainthood causes of Father Miguel Costa y Llobera (1854–1922) and Sister Maria Margherita Diomira of the Incarnate Word (1651–1677) were advanced by Pope Francis on Jan. 19, 2023. | Credit: Montanyes Regalades, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons and P. Projaing, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Meet the six newest venerable servants of God in the Catholic Church

Pope Francis declared six Catholics as venerable servants of God on Thursday, moving them each one step closer

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