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Vatican spiritual exercises: Christian freedom and the splendor of truth

In the fourth and fifth meditations offered to Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia, Bishop Erik Varden

Vatican spiritual exercises: St. Bernard ‘the Idealist’

As the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat continued, Cistercian abbot-bishop Erik Varden reflected on St. Bernard of Clairvaux and

Varden: Don’t use the Gospel as a weapon

Opening the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises, the Norwegian Cistercian bishop warned against weaponizing the Gospel in culture wars.

Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies

Here’s what Leo said in a private Q-and-A with priests this week. In a private exchange with priests

Pope Leo XIV to visit major migrant landing point on July 4

The pope’s Italy itinerary also includes stops in Pompei, Naples, Acerra, Pavia, Assisi, and Rimini through August. Pope

Pope Leo: Lenten ashes carry ‘the weight of a world that is ablaze’

Leading Ash Wednesday rites, the pontiff linked the call to repentance with the devastation of war, broken justice,

Pope Leo XIV: ‘All lives are not equally respected’ amid war and inequality

The pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while

Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘disarming’ meekness

The pontiff urged “coherence between faith and life” and persistent prayer for peace. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday

Pope Leo XIV prays for Madagascar after twin cyclones

In his catechesis before the Angelus, Leo said Jesus fulfills the Law by calling Christians beyond minimal righteousness

Pope Leo XIV: Peace begins with dignity, not weapons

In a message for the Church’s Feb. 8 World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, the

Monastic-style retreat planned for pope and Roman Curia at start of Lent

Trappist Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim will preach the week of spiritual exercises, with two daily meditations beginning

Pope Leo XIV: Human voices and faces are sacred; AI requires education and responsibility

The pontiff warns that artificial intelligence and digital technologies can undermine human relationships and distort reality unless they

Pope Leo XIV: The Gospel calls us to trust and resist the temptation to withdraw

At the Angelus, the pope prayed for Ukraine and urged renewed efforts to end the war. Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV highlights synodality as a path for ecumenism

The pontiff looked back to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025. Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV meets Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican on Monday in an

Pope Leo XIV ends 2025 urging Catholics to examine conscience and entrust new year to God 

Pope Leo XIV used the Vatican’s final general audience of 2025 on Wednesday to invite Catholics to look

Pope Leo XIV tells Vatican employees doing work well gives glory to God

Pope Leo XIV told Vatican and Holy See employees to see their daily work as part of the Church’s mission, saying

Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday rejected technological promises to indefinitely prolong human existence — such as those proposed

Longtime Vatican official and Italian archbishop Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli dies at 86

Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli, archbishop emeritus of Ancona-Osimo in the northern Italian region of Marche, has died at the

Council of Nicaea aids Christian unity, Catholic and Orthodox leaders say

Cardinal Kurt Koch and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Eastern Orthodox ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, addressed the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea being celebrated in 2025 during the Rimini Meeting held Aug. 22–27.

Cardinal Vérgez Alzaga Turns 80, Vatican Governance Transitions To Sister Petrini

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Vatican City Governorate and Pontifical Commission, turned 80 on March 1, stepping down from his roles.

Cardinals Re And Sandri Confirmed As Dean And Vice Dean Of College Of Cardinals

Pope Francis extended his approval for Cardinal Re as dean and Cardinal Sandri as vice dean of the College of Cardinals, the Holy See Press Office announced.

Pope Attends Episcopal Ordination of Rome’s New Auxiliary Bishop

Pope Francis attended the episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop and vicegerent at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Thursday afternoon.

“The Barque of Peter” becomes part of the Vatican Museums by Pope Francis

A replica of the ancient Little Boat of Peter found in the Sea of Galilee and gifted to the Vatican Museums is now on display at the entrance, welcoming pilgrims and tourists

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