The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as

Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, the pope continued his catechetical cycle dedicated to the Second Vatican Council’s

Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all

The pontiff urged Oxford scholars to seek truth courageously and promote an education rooted in human dignity, justice

The pope told the seminarians that the call of God is gratuitous and not based on any merit

The program has been a fixture of the Church calendar since 2000, when it was launched by St.

The general audience catechesis focused on Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher acknowledged that discussing peace in Russia means engaging in “a difficult dialogue.” Archbishop Paul

Bishop Paolo Liu Honggang is the third bishop ordained in China in three months and the sixth episcopal

The pontiff also appealed for peace in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia during his Aug. 9

Pope Leo XIV’s new Fundamental Law removes language linking papal sovereignty over Vatican City to the Petrine office

The pope urged Catholics to rediscover prayer “in its true form” and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours

The pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the three countries; it

The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year’s motto:

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero has stepped back from public ministry while the Church investigates allegations of sexual abuse

The pope also prayed for victims of war, recalled the Pardon of Assisi, and urged Catholics to witness

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) published its annual report on July 31. The

The Chicago-born pontiff and the influential American singer, poet, and visual artist met privately for about 40 minutes

The ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as coadjutor bishop of Bameng is the latest episcopal appointment

Andrii Yurash said a visit by Pope Leo XIV would bring a message of peace and justice, while

Addressing a youth festival in Brazil, Pope Leo encouraged young people to use both social media and AI

A new Vatican anthology presents the pontiff’s teaching on peace as rooted in Christ’s cross, Augustinian spirituality, and

The pontiff also reflected on the kingdom of God as a treasure that enlarges life and unites people

The Holy See’s foreign minister said it is evaluating the timing and conditions for a possible visit to