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Ursula Murua will become president of EWTN News on Nov. 1, 2026. | Credit: EWTN News

EWTN names Ursula Murua to succeed Montse Alvarado as head of EWTN News

A Catholic journalist for more than 30 years, Murua covered a talk by EWTN’s foundress, Mother Angelica, as

Bishop Barron ordains 18 deacons from the North American College in St. Peter’s Basilica

Following years of rigorous formation in the U.S. and Rome, new deacons prepare to bring their ministry and
Pope Leo XIV greets the congregation ahead of Mass on Sept. 28, 2026, at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz, France. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV’s final day in France

On the fourth and final day of his apostolic journey to France, the pope addressed European leaders at
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowds gathered for his open-air Mass on Sept. 26, 2026, in Paris. An estimated 800,000 people gathered along the route. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Paris and Lourdes on second day of France trip

Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in France on Saturday, first listening to the stories of migrants
Pope Leo XIV stands outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sept. 25, 2026 to pray the Salve Regina before the statue of Our Lady and the Infant Jesus. Commissioned in the early 19th century and crafted by goldsmith Charles-Nicolas Odiot, the statue survived being thrown from the archbishop's palace during the riots of 1831 and later narrowly escaped being melted down. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits France’s restored Notre-Dame Cathedral

Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28 and celebrated Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Friday
A painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy. | Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock

Mary’s birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sept. 8, nine months after the
Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV takes part in historic Marian procession on Lake Albano at papal summer house

The Holy Father was the first pope to travel across the waters of the lake in the 400-year-long
Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV says Eastern synods can remove patriarchs for serious reasons

The pope made the declaration in an apostolic letter issued motu proprio titled Mutua Concordia. Pope Leo XIV on
Pope Leo XIV greets a boy in a wheelchair at Rimini Cathedral, Aug. 22, 2026, during a meeting with people suffering from illnesses and disabilities. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘You are home’: Pope Leo XIV meets with sick, disabled residents at Rimini

The pope urged the assembly to take part in Church life “in the parish, in associations, and in
Pope Leo XIV presides at Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova at the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, southeast of Rome, Aug. 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Mary shows that ‘true beauty’ is found in ‘the light of the Risen Lord’

In a homily on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the pope urged the
Pope Leo XIV with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch and his family at the ambassador's residence on July 4, 2026. | Credit: U.S. Embassy to the Holy See

Pope Leo XIV dines with U.S. ambassador on Independence Day

The pope visited the private residence of U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch after returning from Lampedusa. VATICAN CITY —
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during an interview with EWTN News In Depth on June 19, 2026. | Credit: EWTN News In Depth

Cardinal Müller calls SSPX consecrations schismatic, defends the Latin Mass

The former Vatican doctrine chief likened the Society of St. Pius X to the ancient Donatist schism, days
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV finishes trip to Spain with Mass, meetings in Canary Islands

The Holy Father spent a week in Spain meeting with Catholic and civic leaders, visiting historic sites, and

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV holds prayer vigil, visits prison, says Mass at historic basilica in Barcelona

The Holy Father will next visit the Canary Islands before wrapping up his seven-day visit to Spain. Pope

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets lawmakers, visits historic Catholic sites in Madrid, Barcelona

The Holy Father has met with Catholic and civic leaders in Spain and addressed its Parliament while celebrating

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meets royalty, civic leaders, hundreds of thousands of youth in Spain

The Holy Father launched his six-day trip to the European country with a whirlwind first day of diplomatic
Pope Leo XIV with Montserrat Alvarado, at the Vatican on May 12, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN News President to lead Vatican communications department

Montserrat Alvarado becomes the first lay woman appointed prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See. Pope Leo

Full text of Magnifica Humanitas: Read Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical

The encyclical sets out the Churchʼs social teaching for the age of artificial intelligence. Download and read the

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Pompei and Naples in Italy

The Holy Father marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on May 8 by visiting the historic cities

The life and legacy of St. Athanasius, champion of the Nicene Creed

St. Athanasius, celebrated on May 2, was a fourth-century bishop who is known as “the father of orthodoxy”

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome after 11-day papal trip

The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa.  Pope Leo XIV departed Africa
Pope Leo XIV looks out the window of the papal plane en route to Mengomeyén, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with families, says Mass in Equatorial Guinea

The Holy Father is wrapping up his papal trip to the African continent after visiting multiple countries there.
Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Equatorial Guinea as Africa visit draws to a close

The Holy Father has already visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola as part of his papal visit to the
Pope Leo XIV greets an elderly woman during his visit to a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola

A look in photos at Pope Leo XIV’s eighth day of his apostolic journey to Africa. Pope Leo

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