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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi on Aug. 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to Assisi youth: ‘Europe and the whole world are looking to you to be new saints’

At Mass outside the Portiuncula, the pope urged 2,500 participants in the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting to embrace
Pope Leo XIV listens to a question from Karolina, a young woman from Zagreb, Croatia, at the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026 in Assisi, Italy, on August 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV calls young Franciscans to Gospel radicalism and peace

At the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi, the pope urged 2,500 young adults to become “artisans of
Pope Leo XIV resumed his general audiences on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in St. Peter’s Basilica. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV warns prayer is disappearing from Christian families

The pope urged Catholics to rediscover prayer “in its true form” and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on Aug. 5, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November

The pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the three countries; it
Pope Leo XIV addresses, via a videotaped message, the Knights of Columbus 144th Supreme Convention Opening Session in Denver on Aug. 4, 2026. | Credit: EWTN/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV calls on Knights of Columbus to be ‘prophets of harmony’

The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver. Pope Leo XIV called on the
The pilgrimage church in Medjugorge, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Credit: miropink/Shutterstock

Medjugorje youth festival participants receive message from Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year’s motto:
Pope Leo XIV delivers a message on the occasion of Peru’s National Youth Congress, held July 30–Aug. 2, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God's instruments

“Many people need that joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can convey,”
Monsignor Mario León Dorado, OMI, a Spanish missionary who serves as apostolic prefect of Western Sahara, has been appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco. | Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Pope Leo XIV names apostolic administrator for Rabat in Morocco amid investigation of cardinal

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero has stepped back from public ministry while the Church investigates allegations of sexual abuse
Pope Leo XIV speaks via a video address to the Eucharistic pilgrimage at its concluding Mass in Philadelphia, July 5, 2026. | Credit: The Holy See

Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep following Christ

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on Aug. 2 for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day.
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on August 2, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and justice amid ‘alarming’ Ceuta crisis

The pope also prayed for victims of war, recalled the Pardon of Assisi, and urged Catholics to witness
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo for the recitation of the Angelus on July 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican News

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

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August is for evangelization in the city. “Roughly half
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Vatican increases net worth to $3 billion in 2025

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) published its annual report on July 31. The
Pope Leo XIV meets American singer, poet, and artist Patti Smith in a private audience on Friday, July 31, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV receives Patti Smith at Vatican

The Chicago-born pontiff and the influential American singer, poet, and visual artist met privately for about 40 minutes
A flag of Vatican City State flies outside Piazza Pio XII, the main entrance to St. Peter’s Square, on July 16, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Pope issues new constitution for Vatican City State

The pontiff approved the new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State on July 31, enshrining the ability of
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Pope confirms second Chinese bishop in a week under Vatican-Beijing agreement

The ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as coadjutor bishop of Bameng is the latest episcopal appointment
Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, during an interview on July 24, 2026. | Credit: “EWTN Noticias”

Ukrainian ambassador says papal visit would give major boost to peace

Andrii Yurash said a visit by Pope Leo XIV would bring a message of peace and justice, while
Pope Leo XIV waves as the popemobile passes by a crowd of American pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on June 18, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: I still have a great love for America

The U.S.-born pontiff expressed affection for his homeland in an interview with NBC News on July 29. Leo
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Vatican urges UN to combat homelessness

The Vatican has urged the United Nations (U.N.) to include the homeless in efforts to create sustainable cities,
Pope Leo XIV with renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Castel Gandolfo on July 29, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Canticle of Peace’: Leo XIV presents the beauty of music as a path to God

Pope Leo XIV stated Wednesday that “the beauty of music invites us to encounter the One who is
Catholic sisters, through the Talitha Kum network, have led efforts to combat human trafficking since 2009. | Credit: International Union of Superiors General

Catholic anti-trafficking network led by nuns assists 1.2 million worldwide

The International Network Against Human Trafficking published its 2025 annual report on July 29. A Catholic anti-trafficking network,
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Vatican to launch first conference of Christians and Confucians

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold a conference on Confucian-Christian relations in South Korea from Aug. 4–5.
Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Culture Section at the Dicastery for Culture and Education, at the office of the dicastery at the Vatican on July 21, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Explaining the Vatican’s engagement with contemporary art

Amid the latest Venice Biennale, one of the world’s premier art exhibitions, a senior Vatican official explained why
Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Use AI prudently because it can project ‘an unreal world’

Addressing a youth festival in Brazil, Pope Leo encouraged young people to use both social media and AI
Journalist Alessandro Banfi greets Pope Leo XIV during a meeting on March 18, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Alessandro Banfi

The peace proposed by Pope Leo XIV is not a naive hippie ideal, expert says

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

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