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Pope Leo XIV, with St. Peter’s Basilica behind him, waves to pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope invites young Catholics to Seoul as registration opens for World Youth Day 2027

The Vatican released the pontiff’s message on the feast of St. John Paul II, who established World Youth
Pope Leo XIV holds a framed copy of a paragraph of “Nostra Aetate,” the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions, in Latin and Hebrew, as he poses with members of the American Jewish Committee in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Following St. John Paul II, the Church’s dialogue with Jews must continue

The pontiff met with a delegation of the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican on Thursday. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican with participants in the “Holiness in History” conference on Oct. 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: The world is poorer without saints

The pontiff met with participants of the “Holiness in History” conference at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pope Leo
Statue of St. Peter in the Vatican Gardens overlooking St. Peter's Basilica | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Notre Dame, Boston College professors among new members of Vatican theological commission

The Vatican announced 24 new members to the International Theological Commission on Monday. Pope Leo XIV named 24
Pope Leo XIV smiles and waves to crowds at his general audience on Sept. 2, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to resume Wednesday general audience this week, skips Castel Gandolfo

Louis Prevost, the pope’s brother, expressed surprise in an interview that the South American trip would proceed. Pope
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, dean of the College of Cardinals and pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, leads an international rosary at the Pontifical Urban College in Rome on Oct. 17, 2026, to mark the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

International rosary in Rome held in advance of 100th World Mission Sunday

The rosary, recited in 13 languages, also marked the 75th anniversary of the World Mission Rosary by Blessed

Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo’s demanding Latin America trip now depends on doctors

The Vatican secretary of state also said Thursday that the pontiff may have to “adjust his pontificate if
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV calls world hunger a ‘terrible offense’ against human dignity

The pontiff, still hospitalized after surgery, sent a message for World Food Day on Friday. Pope Leo XIV
The pope waves in St. Peter's Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV cleared to leave hospital Saturday after successful surgery

The Vatican said the pontiff will lead the Angelus from the Vatican as usual on Sunday. Doctors have
Andreas Thonhauser, vice president and chief global officer at EWTN, speaks at the conference “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI,” organized by the Acton Institute, on Oct. 15, 2026, in Rome. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

‘Do we understand truth anymore?’: Conference in Rome discusses distrust in age of AI

The Acton Institute held a discussion on “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI.” A dinner conference in
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Another bishop in China consecrated under deal with Vatican

Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao’s consecration as bishop of Haimen on Oct. 15 is the ninth such consecration in
A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, in Houston. | Credit: Amira Abuzeid/EWTN News

‘Lead, Kindly Light’: New documentary on St. John Henry Newman premieres in Rome

“Lead Kindly Light: The Story of St. John Henry Newman” has premiered in Rome. A new documentary about
Participants at the conference “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry” held in Rome from Oct. 9–10, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Samuelle Falk

Breaking the stigma: Rome conference highlights Catholic mental health ministry

The conference “A Healing Presence: The Church’s Call to Mental Health Ministry” aligns with the pope’s October prayer
A statue of St. John Paul II stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday

The Holy See Press Office announced on Monday the date of the pontiff’s hospitalization for surgery. Pope Leo

Cardinal Tagle elected new dean of the College of Cardinals

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected dean of the College of Cardinals, succeeding Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista

Martyrs or rebels?: Rome conference debates 100-year legacy of Cristero movement

A conference in Rome reflected on the legacy of Mexico’s Cristero movement, marking the 100th anniversary of the

Pope Leo XIV: We need more beauty in age of technology

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged patrons of the Vatican Museums to rediscover beauty in an era dominated

Pope Leo XIV to Vatican employees: AI cannot replace human work

The pontiff held a private audience on Monday with the Vatican labor associations. Pope Leo XIV affirmed to

Pope Leo XIV meets USCCB leadership and other prominent American bishops

The pontiff met with several American bishops from Oct. 1–5, and three U.S. cardinals are set to be
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks to EWTN News at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome on Sept. 30, 2026. | Credit: Alberto Basile/EWTN News

Bishop Barron in Rome: Despite tension, Catholicism is deeply aligned with American ideals

The Catholic evangelist discussed America’s 250th anniversary at the Pontifical North American College on Sept. 30. Bishop Robert
A flag of Vatican City State flies outside the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on July 30, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Vatican official says Vatican finances need more scrutiny despite progress

Monsignor Anthony Ekpo, a Nigerian official at the Secretariat of State, spoke at a Rome conference on financial
St. Carlo Acutis. | Credit: Nexo Studios

Documentary about St. Carlo Acutis premieres at the Vatican

“Carlo Acutis: The Young Saint” is set to premiere in North America in February 2027. Roughly a year
Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of the International Commission of Dominican Contemplative Nuns during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to contemplative nuns: In a world of speed, silence is precious

The pontiff held a private audience with the International Commission of Nuns on Sept. 30. Pope Leo XIV
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican on March 19, 2022. | Credit: Colm Flynn/EWTN News

Cardinal Parolin tells UN: Self-defense does not justify an arms race

The Vatican secretary of state addressed the United Nations in New York on Sept. 26. Cardinal Pietro Parolin,

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