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Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Rome, following an 11-day trip in Africa, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News.

Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters

The visit will mark the popeʼs fifth international apostolic journey. Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, pictured during a visit of Pope Francis to Cairo, Egypt, on April 28, 2017, left, and Pope Leo XIV, pictured during a general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media and Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East

The friendship between the Catholic and Coptic churches began over 50 years ago with the meeting of St.

African Member of Synod Group Did Not Help Draft Homosexuality Text

Congolese Sister Josée Ngalula did not participate in drafting the controversial section of the final report, despite being

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 XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese

The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of

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 says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the Society of St.

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

Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79

The longtime Vatican diplomat, who served as apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino, was made a cardinal

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

Illustrator of new stamp of Pope Leo XIV reflects on limits of AI in sacred art

Spanish painter Raúl Berzosa, who has been commissioned for a number of philatelic works by the Vatican, said

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

Haitian prime minister meets Pope Leo, inaugurates new Vatican embassy

The new embassy of Haiti to the Holy See, inaugurated Sunday near the Vatican walls, marks a deepening

Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Australia’s Anglican ordinariate

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates.

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians, Muslims to turn indifference into solidarity

The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.”

Pope Leo XIV prays for Sahel victims

At the Regina Caeli, the pope also thanked the Canary Islands for welcoming a cruise ship with passengers

Pope Leo to sick and caregivers: ‘In the various situations of life, no one should be left alone’

The Pope told an assembly of ALS patients that with commitment, faith, and courage, the sick “bear witness

Pope Leo meets with Haiti’s prime minister

Haiti continues to experience a complex situation of violence and insecurity, particularly in the country’s capital of Port-au-Prince.

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

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Pompei and Naples in Italy

The Holy Father marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on May 8 by visiting the historic cities

Leo XIV makes Marian pilgrimage on 1-year anniversary as pope

Pope Leo XIV traveled around 150 miles south of Rome to the Italian cities of Pompei and Naples

Pope Leo XIV’s first year: 10 powerful moments

On May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV. One

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to read printed books

The pontiff marked the centenary of the Vatican Publishing House, saying printed books remain a vital “opportunity to

Fidelity, enthusiasm, and faith: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Swiss Guard recruits

Twenty-eight Swiss Guards were sworn in Wednesday at the Vatican. Recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard took their

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