High above the calm waters of Lake Albano, just outside Rome, the picturesque town of Castel Gandolfo played host to a special conference of the Catholic Grandparents’ Association.

Just steps from the Vatican, the 3rd International Bioethics Conference—organized by the Jérôme Lejeune International Chair—gathered experts from around the world to explore science, truth, and the ethical challenges of contemporary medicine.

With the Solemn Mass and an extended tour of St. Peter’s Square in the Popemobile—blessing children and greeting crowds of faithful—Pope Leo concluded the three-day celebration of the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly.

Leaders of the Pontifical Mission Societies recently met in Rome to support Catholic missions in over 120 countries, raising prayer, awareness, and funds for churches where the faith is new or challenged.

Highlights from the first month of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.

Pentecost is the day Christians remember when Jesus, after his ascension into heaven, sent the Holy Spirit to his disciples.

The Holy Father is thought to be the first math major to become pope – and math aficionados say it’s about time.

As bishop of Chiclayo, Pope Leo XIV aimed to build a basilica at the site of a Eucharistic miracle, but efforts have stalled due to a land dispute and non-Catholic liturgies held there.

In his audience with members of the Vatican Secretariat of State on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for their support in the first month of his pontificate.

In the summer of A.D. 325, more than 300 bishops gathered in Nicaea — located in modern-day northern Turkey — to promulgate a common Christian creed, settle Christological disputes that arose from the Arian heresy, and promote unity in the Church.

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon.

Pope Leo XIV will gather the cardinals at the Vatican on June 13 to give final approval to the canonizations of eight blesseds whose causes were promoted by Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work in continuing the spiritual and cultural legacy of their ancestors.

Pope Leo XIV held the third general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday, telling the faithful that even when we feel useless and inadequate, “the Lord reminds us that our life is worthy.”

In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blessed the cyclists of the Giro d’Italia before the last leg of the multistage international race, telling them they are all welcome in the Catholic Church.

A look back at the historic first month of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate—from his formal possession of Rome’s basilicas to a major theological symposium and the release of his first biography, all amid the ongoing Jubilee Year.

Pope Leo XIV honored Cardinal in Pectore Iuliu Hossu, Romanian Greek Catholic bishop and “pastor and martyr of the faith” under communism, commemorated Monday at the Vatican for saving thousands of Jews during World War II.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday said Christian families are called to be missionaries of the Gospel to new generations, especially in light of a widespread “privatization” of faith preventing many people from approaching the Church.

The Vatican Library is the custodian of a major part of humanity’s literary heritage.

Pope Leo XIV urged French Catholics to embark on a profound spiritual renewal by following the example of three beloved saints as France commemorated the centenary of their canonization.

Pope Leo XIV declared marriage is “not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman” during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV gave the following homily on Sunday, June 1, for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV has praised an international bioethics summit in Rome for advancing an “authentically human” approach to science, urging researchers to pursue truth grounded in the dignity of the human person.