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Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican on Sept. 24, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo calls for climate action before disaster strikes

Addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the pontiff linked climate preparedness to justice for vulnerable communities. Pope Leo
The European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. | Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA

Pope Leo XIV appoints Romanian diplomat as his representative to Council of Europe

On a 2014 visit to the intergovernmental organization, Pope Francis appealed for the humane treatment of migrants. Pope
From left to right: The Notre-Dame Cathedral; 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; the famous statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in an upper rock niche inside the Grotto of Massabielle within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. | Credit: Anastasia Collection via Canva Pro; Vatican Media; Regan Dsouza from Pexels via Canva Pro

12 things to know as Pope Leo XIV is in France

Pope Leo XIV visits the cities of Paris, Lourdes, and Metz from Sept. 25–28 during his trip to
A view of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. | Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/EWTN News

In honor of his beatification, here’s a look back at Fulton Sheen’s time in Rome

Here are Sheen’s most significant moments in the Eternal City, where he completed his doctorate, was consecrated a
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from the popemobile during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 23, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope calls for protection of migrant minors: It is everyone’s responsibility

The pope’s appeal followed a reflection on how human progress finds full truth and freedom in an encounter
Mosaics by Marko Rupnik on the façade of the Basilica of the Rosary at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes have been covered with banners ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France in September 2026. | Credit: Pierre Vincent/Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

Pope’s Lourdes visit to highlight Church’s response to abuse

At the shrine famous for its healing waters, Pope Leo XIV will meet with sex-abuse victims and address
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
Fulton J. Sheen. Credit: EWTN

Beatification of Fulton Sheen: Watch the Livestream

On September 24, 2026, the Church will celebrate the beatification of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St.
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
Pope Leo blows out his birthday cake candles on his 71st Birthday. Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican: Pope Leo XIV’s Birthday, AI and the Traditional Latin Mass

Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st birthday with his first visit as pope to the Vatican Apostolic Library,
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

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