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Pope Leo XIV at Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University in Chiclayo, Peru, where he once served as grand chancellor, Nov. 13, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV calls on Catholic universities to ‘serve the truth faithfully’

Back at the Chiclayo university he once oversaw as grand chancellor, the pope warned against transhumanism and urged

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV returns to his former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru

The Holy Father led the Chiclayo Diocese from 2015–2023. Pope Leo XIV returned to Chiclayo, Peru, on Nov.

Vatican to mark 10th World Day of the Poor with Mass, lunch, and donated hygiene kits

Papal health clinics will provide free medical care to the poor ahead of a lunch between Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV, back in his former diocese, says all Christians are called to be missionaries

About 1.5 million members of his former flock turned out to greet the pontiff. CHICLAYO, Peru — Pope
Pope Leo XIV in the popemobile at Lima's Estadio Nacional, where some 60,000 young people gathered for the prayer vigil, on Nov. 12, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to 60,000 young Peruvians: Christʼs Passion shows the way to your calling

“Learning to recognize the Lordʼs voice is essential,” the pope told some 60,000 young people at a Lima
Pope Leo XIV leads a vigil with young people at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 12, 2026. | Credit: Diego López/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV urges Peru to embrace Catholic social teaching for a better society

The pontiff addressed laypeople after meeting with bishops in the country’s capital. LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican Christmas tree in 2021 was a nearly 100-foot-tall white fir from a mountain village in the central Italian region of Abruzzo. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Jennifer Hudson to headline Vatican Christmas concert for the poor

The American R&B singer and others will perform in the presence of Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 5.
Pope Leo XIV delivers his first speech in Peru at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima on Nov. 11, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV returns to Peru: ‘Much of my own story belongs to you’

On his first night back in Peru, his adopted homeland, Pope Leo XIV told the countryʼs leaders that
A 14-meter (45-foot)-tall statue is unveiled in Callao, Peru, in honor of Pope Leo XIV. | Credit: Provincial Municipality of Callao

A 45-foot statue of Pope Leo XIV is unveiled in Peru in time for his arrival

“This sculpture expresses the pride, gratitude, and faith of the people of Callao for someone whose evangelizing efforts
Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Vatican official to visit Holy Land to bring closeness of Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti will visit Israel and Palestine from Nov. 16–21 on behalf of the pontiff. Amid the
Young people light their candles at the vigil with Pope Leo XIV in Buenos Aires. | Credit: Julieta Villar/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV urges youth to shun ‘the idols of our time’ and turn to Christ

The pontiff echoed Pope Francis’ promise that “everyone, everyone, everyone” is welcome in the Church, while insisting that
The pope greets Marta Torres, a 78-year-old woman who lives at the Little Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole, Argentina, a facility that is currently home to 410 adults with disabilities. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo moved by testimony of woman abandoned as a child due to her disability

Pope Leo XIV was moved by the inner strength she showed during his visit to the Pequeño Cottolengo
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Military Aviation School in Córdoba, Argentina, on Nov. 10, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV lauds an Argentine city as a ‘home of saints’

The pontiff celebrated an open-air Mass in the central city of Córdoba. CÓRDOBA, Argentina — Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV stands before a statue of the Blessed Mother and the Christ Child during Mass at the Military Aviation School in Córdoba, Argentina, on Nov. 10, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Argentina during South American papal trip

Pope Leo XIV marked two full days in Argentina with several Masses and meetings with Catholic leadership along
The courtyard of the Palazzo della Cancelleria, a Renaissance palace in Rome, which serves as the headquarters of the Holy See’s Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, and Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. | Credit: Alexander Reuter/Shutterstock

Vatican’s highest appeals court criticizes publishing lists of ‘credibly accused’ clerics

The criticism was made in a judicial decision on defamation by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, roughly
Credit: Jacinto Escaray/Shutterstock

Vatican calls Church to recognize the human dignity, faith, and hardships of fishers

For World Fisheries Day, established globally in 1997, this year’s Vatican message connects the historical struggles of maritime
The Pauline Chapel at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major

Restoration to begin on important chapel of Marian basilica in Rome

Work in the Baroque-styled chapel, which houses the ancient “Salus Populi Romani” icon, will begin on Nov. 16.
Pope Leo XIV delivers his homily during the celebration of vespers with the Argentine bishops on Nov. 9, 2026, at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV calls for religious and social unity in Argentina

On Monday in Buenos Aires, Pope Leo XIV spoke on Catholic social teaching, prayer among religions, and communion
Pope Leo greets people in Uruguay from the popemobile on Nov. 8, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Papal diplomat: Pope Leo XIV brings ‘message of hope’ to South America

Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, permanent observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States (OAS),
Pope Leo XIV visits on Nov. 9, 2026, the staff and residents of the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione in Claypole, a residential institution in Argentina inspired by St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, an Italian priest from Turin who founded a network of charitable institutions dedicated to caring for people whom society often neglected, especially people with disabilities, the poor, and chronically ill. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV praises charity Argentine bishops say is imperiled by government funding shortfalls

The pope heard the testimonies of residents at a care home near Buenos Aires. CLAYPOLE, Argentina — Pope
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 9, 2026, attended by an estimated 2.5 million people. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV praises the Christian family’s contributions to Argentina

The pontiff celebrated Mass for an estimated 2.5 million people. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Leo XIV praised
Pope Leo XIV addresses civil authorities in Argentina on Nov. 8, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

In Argentina, Pope Leo XIV highlights social problems

The pontiff met with President Javier Milei on his first day in the country. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina —
Pope Leo XIV says Mass in Uruguay on Nov. 8, 2026. Credit: Julieta Villar/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to mothers: ‘Never tire of passing on the faith!’

The pontiff celebrated Mass at Uruguay’s principal Marian shrine. FLORIDA, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at
Pope Leo XIV speaks while leading a prayer vigil for young people at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Nov. 7, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN

Pope Leo XIV encourages Uruguay’s Catholic minority to keep — and spread — the faith

The pontiff presided at an evening prayer vigil on his last night in the country. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay —

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