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Pope Leo XIV: Synodality can help us avoid being another Tower of Babel

The pontiff addressed participants of the Borgo Dialogues at the Vatican on June 19. Pope Leo XIV on
Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Failure to understand Eastern Christianity impoverishes the Church

The pope addressed members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches at the Vatican on
Venerable Mary Teresa Tallon. | Credit: Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate

Pope Leo XIV declares American religious founder Mary Teresa Tallon venerable

On June 18, the pope issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtue of the foundress of the Parish
Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges universities to promote peace in a divided world

The pontiff met with the board of governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on June 18. Pope

Speaking truth to power: When the pope addresses governments

From Westminster Hall to the U.N., popes have been invited to address civic assemblies during their travels. How
Eucharistic Procession at the Angelicum. Credit: EWTN Vatican

The Miracle at the Heart of Every Mass

As the Church continues to reflect on the celebrations of Corpus Christi held across the world last week,

Pope Leo XIV: Fragility in old age can teach our efficiency-obsessed world

The pontiff, who is traveling in Spain, sent a letter to be read at a Vatican symposium on

Refusing to inherit hatred and war: Teenagers launch peace initiative at the Vatican

Forty teenagers from war-torn countries recently took part in the Project Oxygen Teen Peace Summit. Amid worsening armed

The papal mozzetta: Why the pope wears a red cape

Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during

Pope Leo XIV: We must rediscover signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy

Pope Leo XIV: We must rediscover signs and symbols of the sacred liturgy At the Wednesday general audience at the

U.S. Catholic charismatic leaders announce ecumenically-oriented evangelization initiative

The launch of “Evangelize USA” was announced following Pope Leo XIVʼs May 30 audience with members of the

‘Invisible, silent, misunderstood work’: The pope’s school for diplomats at 325 years

The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome was founded in 1701 as a training ground for the popeʼs ambassadors.

Pope Leo XIV: Our world is more divided, but shared humanity unites us

The pontiff addressed members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation on May 30. Pope Leo XIV on

Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

The pontiff met with Johnson at the Vatican on May 28 and was formally invited to visit his

Society of St. Pius X names priests to be consecrated bishops July 1

The SSPX named four priests to be consecrated as bishops without papal permission — despite a warning from

From the Vatican to Australia: Sistine Chapel exhibit debuts in Sydney

The Vatican Museums and the Archdiocese of Sydney held a conference in Rome to launch the exhibition ahead

EWTN News explains: Why do popes issue papal documents and what are they?

Encyclicals, motu proprios, apostolic constitutions, and exhortations — here is a guide to some of the types of

Peace, unity, and AI: What Pope Leo’s messages reveal about his thought

Ahead of the publication of Leoʼs first encyclical, what do his writings and speeches, both before and after

Vatican warns that AI ‘deepfakes’ threaten the human experience

A top Vatican official warned of the dangers of AI at a conference ahead of the pope’s upcoming

EWTN News explains: What is a papal encylical?

Papal encyclicals are a powerful way the pope shapes global debates and articulates Church doctrine, but how should
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, pictured during a visit of Pope Francis to Cairo, Egypt, on April 28, 2017, left, and Pope Leo XIV, pictured during a general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media and Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East

The friendship between the Catholic and Coptic churches began over 50 years ago with the meeting of St.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese

The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of

Fidelity, enthusiasm, and faith: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Swiss Guard recruits

Twenty-eight Swiss Guards were sworn in Wednesday at the Vatican. Recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard took their
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump

The pontiff met with the secretary of state amid Trumpʼs ongoing criticism of the Holy Father and the

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