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The sun rises over the main gate with the renowned sign “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work makes you free”) of the Museum of Auschwitz/Birkenau German Nazi concentration and extermination camp on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. | Credit: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV approves decrees for 11 martyrs killed by Nazi Germany, communists

Pope Leo XIV on Friday authorized decrees recognizing 11 new martyrs as well as four new venerables to
Pope Leo XIV meets with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements on Oct. 23, 2025, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV criticizes pharmaceutical industry’s role in scourge of opioid addiction

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decried the devastating impact of opioid addiction in the U.S., criticizing the pharmaceutical
Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Pope Leo XIV at his general audience on Wednesday said sadness and disappointments can give rise to unexpected

Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom

Authoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an

Political tensions surface amid celebrations honoring Venezuela’s 2 new saints

Underlying political tensions have surfaced among Venezuelans in Rome celebrating the recent canonization of the country’s first two

In second report, Vatican minor commission urges listening, reparations for abuse victims

The Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Thursday released its second annual report on the

Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in first state visit to Italy

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday, highlighting

Pope Leo XIV: Authentic Marian spirituality brings God’s tenderness into the Church

Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square was attended by 30,000 pilgrims in Rome for the

Pope Leo XIV to consecrated men and women: ‘The Church needs you’

Pope Leo XIV met with participants in the Jubilee of Consecrated Life in the Vatican on Friday, thanking

Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for peace

Tens of thousands of people joined Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to pray for

Pope Leo XIV: News agencies have ‘crucial role’ in forming consciences, sharing the truth

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said news agencies have the responsibility to uphold principles that protect a person’s

Immigration is a ‘Gospel issue’ before a ‘political issue,’ U.S. bishop says

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said immigration is a “Gospel issue” before it is a “political

Pope Leo XIV: Joy does not have to be ‘free from suffering’

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday warned against the claim that true joy “must be without wounds” or “trials,”

UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take

Pope Leo XIV joins Australian community in Rome for evening prayer

Pope Leo XIV joined the Australian community for evening prayer at Domus Australia Catholic Chapel in Rome on

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Culture of reconciliation’ needed to support migrants, displaced people

Pope Leo XIV said a “culture of reconciliation” is necessary to support more than 100 million people affected

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