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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
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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
Facade of St. John Lateran. Image made in Canva.

St. John Lateran — Why Do We Have a Feast Day for a Building?

On Nov. 9, we focus our attention on the Basilica of St. John Lateran For a tourist in
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 —
Pope Leo XIV holds a crozier aloft at the papal Mass in Paysandu, Uruguay, Nov. 7. 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV in Uruguay

The Holy Father celebrated Mass and visited with several communities in Uruguay on the first full day of
Pope Leo XIV addresses Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries in the country’s capital in Montevideo on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo in Uruguay: Protect life at all stages, provide universal healthcare

The pontiff’s speech referred to his own recent cancer surgery. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Friday
A panel speaks at the Builders AI Forum at the Pontifical Gregorian University on Nov. 5, 2026. The panel includes Matthew Sanders, far left; Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, third from right; and Montse Alvarado, far right. | Credit: Isabella Reed/EWTN News

‘We are all impacted by AI but nobody’s listening’ to one another, cardinal warns at conference

Founded in 2024, the Builders AI Forum brings together global AI builders and pastoral leaders to discuss the
Pope Leo XIV takes questions from journalists aboard the papal flight to Uruguay on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo talks health and voting en route to South America

The pontiff spoke with journalists accompanying him on his flight to Uruguay. ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT — 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 on U.S. midterm elections: ‘Let’s hope that reason and common sense prevail’

The Vatican secretary of state responded to questions from journalists this week about the elections. Cardinal Pietro Parolin,
Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards the plane ITA Airways A321, as he departed Rome to begin his apostolic journey to France on Sept. 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

New book recounts stories of papal flights from John Paul II to Leo XIV

Rino Anastasio shares personal anecdotes about caring for the popes on board, ranging from worries about insufficient fuel
St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: DedMityay/Shutterstock

Theologian highlights contribution of laypeople to International Theological Commission

The International Theological Commission consists of 30 members, 10 of whom are laypeople. Father Fabricio Forcat is an
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan conversing at the Vatican on Nov. 4, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo meets with renowned singer Bob Dylan

During the meeting, the Holy Father presented Dylan with a rosary. Pope Leo XIV welcomed legendary American singer-songwriter
On March 30, 1926, Cardinal Willem van Rossum, prefect of Propaganda Fide, announced Pius XI’s decision to consecrate the first six Chinese bishops, a ceremony that was held in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 28, 1926. | Credit: Public domain

Pope Leo XIV praises Chinese Catholics for unity 100 years after consecration of their first bishops

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican’s
Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, a priest of Chiclayo, Peru, with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez

Chiclayo priest eagerly awaits his friend, Pope Leo XIV, in Peru

For Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, Pope Leo “remains the same close friend as always, attentive to us and
Pope Leo XIV passes in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on the back of the popemobile during his weekly ride through the crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience on Oct. 28, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope appoints 2 undersecretaries to integral human development dicastery

The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna, to serve
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the repose of the souls of deceased cardinals and bishops from the past year at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica on Nov. 5, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Let us not allow the memory of the deceased to be reduced to mere nostalgia

The pontiff offered Mass on Thursday for the repose of bishops and cardinals who died during the year.
Pope Leo XIV greets newlyweds and sick and disabled people, including a young child in a wheelchair, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall after the Wednesday general audience on Sept. 10, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV chooses community as theme for World Day of the Sick 2027

In 2027, the Church will mark the 35th anniversary of the commemoration. Pope Leo XIV has chosen community

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