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Pope Leo XIV enjoys the Christmas concert. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to attend summer concert at Castel Gandolfo

The pontiff, who is on vacation at the lakeside town, will attend a classical concert in his honor
The Palazzo Senatorio, Rome’s city hall, is located at the Piazza del Campidoglio atop Rome’s Capitoline Hill. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Echoing Pope Leo XIV, experts sign Rome declaration on limits for AI and nuclear arms

The declaration was signed on July 16, marking the conclusion of a three-day Vatican summit on AI security
Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican clarifies pope’s role ‘as universal shepherd’ in wake of US ambassador’s comments

“The pope normally speaks as a head of the Church,” papal expert Father Roberto Regoli told EWTN News.
Giovanni Boscia, the new director general of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known as the Vatican Bank. | Credit: Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR)

Vatican Bank names new director general

Giovanni Boscia will succeed Gian Franco Mammì in managing the daily operations of the Institute for the Works
David Willey, a longtime BBC correspondent who covered Rome and the Vatican for more than five decades, speaks with EWTN News in his home in Trevignano Romano, Italy, on Feb. 11, 2026. Willey died in Italy on July 11, 2026, at the age of 93. | Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN News

BBC correspondent David Willey, longtime Vatican and papal chronicler, dies at 93

EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican. David
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Vatican hosts Nobel laureates, experts to discuss AI security risks

The July 14–16 summit is being held at the Borgo Laudato Si’ gardens at Castel Gandolfo. The Vatican
A patient in rehabilitation walks down the hall of Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. | Credit: Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital

Historic ‘pope’s hospital’ unites innovation with care to help sick children

The Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital — founded in 1869 — is made up of six facilities located across
Bishops of the Society of St. Pius X take part in the consecration of four new bishops at the society’s seminary in Écône, Switzerland, on July 1, 2026. | Credit: Society of St. Pius X

Society of St. Pius X appeals to Vatican against schism decree

The society filed its appeal with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 11, arguing
Archbishop Miguel Maury, apostolic nuncio to Great Britain since 2023. | Credit: Apostolic Nunciature in Great Britain

Papal nuncio to Great Britain: A visit from Pope Leo is ‘likely’

The apostolic nuncio to Great Britain, Archbishop Miguel Maury, has been in the Vaticanʼs diplomatic service for nearly
The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Library, its main exhibition and historical reading room, features vaulted, frescoed ceilings. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to launch exhibit on water at the Vatican Library

The new exhibit reflects a recent focus on promoting contemporary art at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV will
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful during his Sunday Angelus on July 12, 2026, at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Make time for prayer and silence in the summer

The pontiff addressed the faithful during the July 12 Angelus at Castel Gandolfo, where he is currently on
Pope Leo XIV greets guests during a lunch for poor people at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome, July 11, 2026. The event was the second lunch the pope has hosted with those facing poverty since the beginning of his pontificate. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

At lunch with the poor, Pope Leo XIV calls on society to eliminate the causes of poverty, injustice

The Holy Father on July 11 hosted “Lunch with the Pope,” a day of hospitality and fraternity at
From left to right: A painting of the Ulma family; a painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy; and a tapestry of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, hanging in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 16, 2015, in preparation for their canonization on Oct. 18, 2015. | Credit: The Polish Episcopal Conference; Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock; Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

A month of married saints: July brings feast days of holy husbands and wives

Throughout the month of July, the Church celebrates the feast days of several holy married couples whose lives
The Vatican’s anti-abuse body is exploring ways to better protect religious women who have suffered abuse. | Credit: Canva

Vatican commission seeks to address legal loophole facing women religious suffering abuse

Efforts to address the abuse crisis in the Church have focused on minors and vulnerable adults, leaving unaddressed
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Why does the Vatican recognize Orthodox marriages but not those of the SSPX?

The answer has to do with profoundly different juridical and ecclesial realities. The Holy Seeʼs declaration this month
Electric vehicles donated by Fiat to the Vatican. | Credit: Governorate of Vatican City State

Fiat donates 30 electric vehicles to Vatican in sustainability push

The vehicles will support the daily work of governorate employees as Vatican City State moves toward its 2030
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on July 5, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Iraqi Christians: Be Christ’s light in challenging times

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on July 8 for the Ankawa Youth Meeting. Pope
Father Pier Luigi Stolfi, moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Rome. Pope Leo XIV appointed Stolfi on July 7, 2026, amid reform of the central organization of the diocese. | Credit: Cristian Gennari

Pope Leo XIV continues reform of Diocese of Rome with addition of leadership position

The appointment continues Leo’s reform of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is bishop, rolling back changes
Pope Leo XIV greets crowds under a glaring sun during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 27, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to share lunch with 200 people in need at Castel Gandolfo

The gathering will take place during the pope’s July stay at the papal villa and will include prayer,
A hard copy of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, is held by an attendee at the document’s presentation on May 26, 2026, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV tells UN: Confront AI misuse to promote human dignity

The pontiff sent a letter on July 8 to be read at the AI for Good Global Summit
The EWTN Summer Academy 2026 participants in Rome on July 1, 2026. | Credit: Lemmy Ogbonnaya Ijioma/EWTN Summer Academy

Training journalists to be peacemakers: EWTN Summer Academy concludes in Rome

EWTN hosted 43 young media professionals from around the world for an intensive journalistic training program June 22
Pope Leo XIV with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch and his family at the ambassador’s residence in Rome on July 4, 2026. | Credit: U.S. Embassy to the Holy See

U.S. ambassador describes July 4 dinner with Pope Leo XIV

Speaking with Italian media, Brian Burch said the informal evening showed a pontiff who is both personally at
The cover of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ postsynodal apostolic exhortation on the family, in English, Italian, and Spanish. It was published and presented to the public on April 8, 2016. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News.

Vatican October meeting to focus on divorce, other family issues

Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome Oct. 7–14 for a weeklong gathering
Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his visit to the Marian shrine of Mama Muxima in Kimbaxe, Angola, on April 19, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for respect for human life in all

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