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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) | Credit: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

SSPX and Rome: A half-century of canonical tensions

As one of the leading experts on Lefebvrism sees it, reconciliation is impossible as long as the Society

Pope Leo XIV: AI communication must preserve ‘human voices and faces’

The pontiff marked World Communications Day by urging technology to remain centered on human dignity. VATICAN CITY —

Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety

At Europe’s largest university, the pontiff denounced a culture that reduces people to numbers. Pope Leo XIV visited

Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima

Leo XIV dedicated his message on May 13 to “the Virgin Mary, model of the Church.” In an

Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division

The Vatican’s Vesak message urges religious leaders to promote an “unarmed and disarming” peace and avoid being “complicit

Vatican bank’s profit jumps 55.5% over previous year

The Institute for the Works of Religion closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros and

Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth

Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet

Holy See calls on UN to never subordinate migrants’ lives to other interests

Monsignor Robert D. Murphy emphasized protecting migrants’ right to life, making greater efforts to reunite families, and eliminating

Synod report includes testimonies from civilly ‘married’ homosexuals

A Vatican synod study group’s final report includes testimony from two men in civil marriages with other men

Legionaries leader rebuilds vocation after Maciel scandal: Pain ‘opened our eyes’

Father Carlos Gutiérrez López, the new general director of the Legionaries of Christ, speaks about transparency, renewal, and

Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany

As it was already circulating on the internet, the Vatican decided to go public with a 2024 letter

Who was Pope Leo XIV before he became pope?

A new book gathers writings and meditations from Leo’s years as Augustinian prior general, offering a look at

Pope Leo XIV remembers journalists killed by war and violence

The pontiff said Christians reveal that “fraternity and peace are our calling” by loving as Christ loved. Pope

Vatican detected 78 suspicious activities in its financial system in 2025

The report by the Supervisory and Financial Information and Authority for 2025 detailed the efforts at transparency and
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Vatican prepares Pope Leo XIV summit on marriage crisis

The October meeting in Rome will bring together presidents of bishops’ conferences from around the world to seek
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV condemns surge of violence in Colombia following attacks on civilians

Since Friday, rebel groups have carried out more than two dozen attacks on civilians and military bases, just

Living ‘martyr’ of communism, Cardinal Simoni, presents relic of Albanian martyrs to Leo XIV

The cardinal, who endured long years of imprisonment and forced labor for fidelity to Christ, met with the

Vatican warns of political promotion of abortion as an instrument of population control

“Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family” is a comprehensive overview of environmental and human ecology drawing

Pope sends new shipment of humanitarian aid to Lebanon and Ukraine

Both war-torn countries will receive essential medications, and Ukraine will receive other needed items, including food and clothing.

Here are the patron saints of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

The five saints chosen for the international youth gathering reflect the event’s spiritual themes of truth, love, and

Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: ‘You are a channel, not a filter’

The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina
The official Saints of WYD Seoul 2027. Credit: WYD Seoul

These are the Patron Saints for 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced that the dates of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, will be Aug. 3–8, 2027.
Pope Leo XIV at the general audience on April 1, 2026, Holy Wednesday, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV reminds biblical scholars: Christ’s compassion toward all who suffer is ‘profound’

In a letter to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, which is meeting this week, Pope Leo XIV drew attention
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV calls June consistory of cardinals, says Evangelii Gaudium must be relaunched

In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the pope said the exhortation remains “a significant point of

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