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Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Father Geraldo Ramírez Torres was appointed the ninth bishop of Ponce on June 24. Pope Leo XIV on

SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory

The traditionalist society published an open letter to the Vatican on June 24, ahead of the extraordinary consistory

Vatican publishes Pope Benedict XVI's private homilies in English

The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of “The Lord Holds Us by the Hand” on June
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 to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV receives a menorah from a representative of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics and Jews must work together to fight antisemtism

The pontiff addressed representatives of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York on June 15. Pope Leo XIV

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

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