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John Cavadini, professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. | Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame theologian John Cavadini to receive 2026 Ratzinger Prize

Pope Leo XIV will present the award to Cavadini at the Vatican on Dec. 19. John Cavadini, a
French President Emmanuel Macron presents Pope Leo XIV with a French national basketball team jersey during an audience on April 10, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV, in France, will bring Catholic social teaching to a secular Europe

During his Sept. 25–28 visit to Paris, Lourdes, and Metz, Leo’s approach to sharing the Catholic Church’s teaching
One of the fragments of the sixth-century manuscript venerated as a relic, attributed to the authorship of the Evangelist St. Mark. | Credit: Courtesy of Tseng Kuang Yi

Fragments of medieval Gospel of St. Mark-turned-relic reunited after 7 centuries

The exhibition, “The Gospel of Mark: Seven Centuries. Three Fragments. One European Story,” has made it possible to
Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of the Federation of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns of Italy at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Poor Clare nuns: Lack of vocations should renew your commitment

The pontiff held an audience with the Federation of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns of Italy on Sept. 21.
Pope Leo XIV prays with a simple, wooden rosary during a prayer at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, northwest of Barcelona, Spain, on June 10, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope to pray rosary for peace with more than 700 children at the Vatican

Coming from schools and parishes throughout Rome, the children will join the pontiff in the “One Million Children
The logos for Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6–17, 2026. | Credit: Holy See Press Office

Pope Leo XIV’s schedule for Latin America trip released

The pontiff will meet with authorities, interfaith leaders, prisoners, and workers, celebrate 10 public Masses, and hold three
The Holy Tunic, a relic of the garment Christ wore during his passion, is displayed in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Argenteuil, France, in 2016. | Credit: Simon de l’Ouest via Wikimedia Commons

Relic of Christ’s tunic to be displayed for Pope Leo in France

The Holy Tunic will travel almost four miles from Argenteuil, France, to the pope’s youth vigil at the
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the recitation of the Angelus on Sept. 20, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV appeals for international aid as Somalia crisis deepens

In his Sunday Angelus catechesis, the pontiff reflected on the parable of the vineyard workers, saying God’s generosity
The pope with His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, one of the most prominent figures in Eastern Christianity. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

The 23 Eastern Catholic Churches: Ancient traditions in communion with Rome

While the Catholic Church is often viewed from a Latin rite prism, it also includes 23 Eastern Churches
Father Gabriele Amorth. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as exorcist, spiritual guide, and communicator

A Rome conference marking the 10th anniversary of the priest’s death highlighted his deep humanity, spirituality, and concern
Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Leo XIV International Study Center at the Vatican on Sept. 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV praises Catholics who led Church in ‘new directions’

The pope highlighted the role of laypeople and religious in shaping Catholic social teaching and called for formation
A mosaic depicting the coat of arms of Pope Clement VIII. It was one of the mosaics restored in the Clementine Chapel from May 2025 to September 2026. | Credit: Fabbrica di San Pietro

St. Peter’s Basilica completes mosaic restoration of ornate chapel dome

The Fabbrica di San Pietro restored several mosaics in the side chapel dome, a project that began in
Flags fly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, Sept. 16, 2025. | Credit: Chen Fangxiang/Shutterstock

Vatican tells UN: Hate speech is poison that leads to violence and persecution

Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis delivered his first address as the Holy See’s representative to the United Nations in New
Pope Leo XIV. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN News. Image created in Canva by Jacob Stein.

600,000 sign up for Pope Leo’s Paris Mass as organizers expand route

The French bishops’ conference is still short more than 21 million euros to cover the cost of Pope
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, answers questions from journalists during a conference at the Vatican Apostolic Library on March 26, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Cardinal Parolin says nations should work together to face the threats of AI

The Vatican secretary of state expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence at a conference at the Italian Parliament
Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria, Texas. | Credit: Diocese of Victoria

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas bishop to lead Diocese of Joliet, Illinois

The pontiff appointed Bishop Brendan Cahill on Sept. 17 to succeed Ronald Hicks, the former bishop of Joliet
Pope Leo XIV stands with Rector Mohamed Mamoun Al Qasimi at the Great Mosque in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican calls for ‘new ethic of dialogue’ 60 years after Nostra Aetate

A new Vatican note calls for renewed formation in interreligious dialogue while affirming religious differences and Christian identity.
Bishop Daniel Flores, left, vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the Vatican on Sept. 11, 2026. Also pictured: Emilce Cuda, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

As AI reshapes the workplace, labor and Church leaders demand a worker voice

They point to collective bargaining, social dialogue, and human oversight as safeguards for jobs, rights, and human dignity.
Pope Leo XIV addresses the participants of the conference “The 21st Century: A New Time of Martyrs?” during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Sept. 16, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Martyrs are among the Church’s greatest evangelizers

The pontiff held a private audience on Sept. 16 to conclude a conference in Rome on modern Christian
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims while riding in his popemobile at the end of his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 16, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope calls for respect and love toward those who think differently

According to Pope Leo, the message of Gaudium et Spes on “the growing interdependence of men” is especially
Newark, New Jersey, auxiliary bishop Michael Saporito was appointed Sept. 15, 2026, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. | Credit: Diocese of Metuchen

Pope Leo XIV names Newark auxiliary bishop to lead Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey

The pontiff also accepted the resignation of Bishop Francis Malone, 76, of Shreveport, Louisiana. Pope Leo XIV has
Pope Leo XIV celebrate Mass for the commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century on Sept. 14, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media

Church documents 304 martyrs in Latin America so far this century

Historian Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio, says the Church is truly experiencing a “new era
Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, speaks at the press conference on the Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal recipient at the Sala San Pio X in Rome on Sept. 14, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Cardinal Czerny announced as first recipient of Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal

The recently retired prefect of the Vatican’s human development office will receive the award from the pope on
Pope Leo XIV blows out his birthday candle during the launch of the “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” exhibition at the Vatican Apostolic Library on Sept. 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV marks 71st birthday with opening of water exhibit at Vatican Library

The pontiff launched the “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” exhibit on Sept. 14. Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st

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