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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 with the Pontifical Academy for Life on Feb. 20, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis asks Pontifical Academy for Life to study ethics of emerging technologies

The rapid acceleration of new technologies can produce significant consequences for human life and the environment Pope Francis
Pope Francis meets Feb. 20 with members of a film foundation established by the Italian bishops’ conference (photo: National Catholic Register / Vatican Media)

Pope Francis encourages filmmakers to ‘reawaken wonder’

‘The world, troubled by war and so many evils, needs signs, works that inspire wonder and that reveal
Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Angelus address on Feb. 19. (photo: National Catholic Register / Vatican Media)

Pope Francis: God asks us to love beyond ‘the logic of self-interest’

Ahead of Lent, the Holy Father ecouraged the faithul to ‘dare to do good, to risk in giving.’
Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke offers Mass in Rome at his titular church, the Holy Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Parish, on Feb. 5, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Nigeria’s newest cardinal shares secret behind the highest Mass attendance in the world

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke said Nigerian society as a whole has “a traditional worldview” that recognizes the presence
Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Feb. 15, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly

“For the Church, falling into worldliness is the worst thing that can happen,” the pope said. Pope Francis
Wiktoria Ulma with six of her children. | The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II.

Beatification date announced for married couple with seven children martyred by Nazis

The entire Ulma family, including one newborn baby, will be beatified in Markowa, Poland. The beatification date has
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis urges support for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the people of Turkey and Syria who are suffering after devastating earthquakes killed
Synod delegates listen to presentations at the European Continental Assembly in Prague on Feb. 7, 2023. | CCEE

European Catholics debate final outcome of Synod on Synodality assembly in Prague

European Catholics debated Thursday morning the contents of a final document that will influence the discussions of the

Cardinal Grech at European assembly: ‘The synod is not there to destroy Catholic identity’

In a homily in Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral on Feb. 9, Cardinal Mario Grech noted that some have

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