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The St. Pio Foundation in the United States released photographs of Padre Pio in 2024. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the St. Pio Foundation

Padre Pio statue appears to weep blood in Italian parish

A statue of Padre Pio in Italy has allegedly shed a tear of blood. The parish priest believes
Pope Leo XIV blesses the members of the Italian Swimming Federation after their private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Sport is an opportunity for spiritual growth

The pope met with members of the Italian Swimming Federation at the Vatican on June 25. Pope Leo
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica viewed from the Vatican Gardens | Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News

Vatican hosts Christians, Dharmic faiths to strengthen fraternity in Europe

Representatives of Christianity and Dharmic religions present in Europe gathered in Rome this week to reflect on fraternity
Father Joseph Farrell, prior general of the Order of St. Augustine, presents Pope Leo XIV with a newly published anthology of his pre-papal writings, at the Vatican on May 4, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

English edition of Pope Leo XIV's early writings set for release

The book “Freedom Under Grace,” which contains the popeʼs writings from his time as an Augustinian friar, will
Pope Leo XIV addresses an audience of 28 writers from around the world, including Americans Marilynne Robinson, Elizabeth Strout, Phil Klay, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Paul Elie, at the Vatican on June 24, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Writing is an act of humanity that leads to God

The pope met with authors to mark the 100th anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House. Pope Leo XIV
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico. | Credit: Alex Lipov via Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Father Geraldo Ramírez Torres was appointed the ninth bishop of Ponce on June 24. Pope Leo XIV on
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered for his weekly public audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 24, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: The Eucharist is a powerful antidote to division

At his Wednesday general audience, the pope continued his catechesis on Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,
Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds during Mass at the Port of Santa Cruz in Tenerife, June 12, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican promotes Peter’s Pence 2026 collection

The annual collection to support the popeʼs charitable activities takes place June 28, and donations can be made

SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory

The traditionalist society published an open letter to the Vatican on June 24, ahead of the extraordinary consistory

Vatican publishes Pope Benedict XVI's private homilies in English

The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of “The Lord Holds Us by the Hand” on June
Pope Leo XIV at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, on June 9, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

EU tells EWTN News that Pope Leo’s AI vision mirrors Europe’s own rules

Brussels says the popeʼs encyclical Magnifica Humanitas echoes values already written into Europeʼs tech laws, even as Parliament
Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. | Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, John the Baptist’s
A view of St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican flag - - Bohumil Petrik

Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass

The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is “intrinsically linked” to the proclamation of the Gospel and
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International Widows’ Day: How Jesus and St. Augustine show Church’s concern for widowed women

According to biblical texts and the tradition of the Catholic Church, widows have a place of privilege and
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV meets a girl during his audience with members of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever 'decide on the life of an embryo'

His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Pope Leo XIV defended the
Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) meet at Palazzo Maffei in Rome on June 15-16, 2026. | Credit: Courtesy of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on June 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Contemplation makes Christians credible witnesses

At the Angelus, the pope urged the faithful to make room for silence before God and said “no
Pope Leo XIV receives a menorah from a representative of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 15, 2026. | Credit: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV: Catholics and Jews must work together to fight antisemtism

The pontiff addressed representatives of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York on June 15. Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV honors Mother Cabrini as model for Church on migration

At the birthplace of the first U.S. citizen canonized as a Catholic saint, the Chicago-born pope said the

At St. Augustine’s tomb, Pope Leo XIV urges Pavia to honor every human life

In a visit to the northern Italian city, the Augustinian pope prayed before the relics of St. Augustine,

Pope Leo XIV: Synodality can help us avoid being another Tower of Babel

The pontiff addressed participants of the Borgo Dialogues at the Vatican on June 19. Pope Leo XIV on
Pope Leo XIV celebrates the funeral Mass for Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini on June 18, 2026, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV remembers Cardinal Ruini as a shepherd who guided the people of God

At the funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pontiff praised the late Italian cardinal’s humble service, trust
Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Failure to understand Eastern Christianity impoverishes the Church

The pope addressed members of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches at the Vatican on

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