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Cardinal Paolo Romeo, archbishop emeritus of Palermo, Sicily, died in Catania, Sicily on Oct. 25, 2026, at the age of 88. | Credit: Diocese of Acireale

Pope Leo sends condolences on the death of longtime Church diplomat and cardinal from Sicily

Cardinal Paolo Romeo served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for nearly four decades before being
Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, on Nov. 20, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to send message to interreligious prayer meeting in Assisi

On the advice of his doctors, the pontiff’s participation during the final day of the Oct. 25-27 gathering
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after leading the Sunday Angelus on Oct. 25, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Love for neighbor begins with a personal relationship with God

During his Sunday Angelus, the pope reflected on the greatest commandment and called for peace in Yemen and
Maria Montserrat Alvarado. | Credit: EWTN News

‘It’s what I’m called to do’: Montse Alvarado on her new Vatican role

Montse Alvarado will make history Nov. 1 as the first laywoman to serve as prefect of a dicastery
St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. | Credit: maziarz/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV increases lay appointments to International Theology Commission

The number of women on the commission has increased from five to eight, including five laywomen, raising the
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience at the Vatican with participants in an international congress organized on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law of the Pontifical Gregorian University on Oct. 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: True justice is never separated ‘from truth and mercy’

The pontiff holds a doctorate in canon law, a background that notably shapes his vision of Church governance.
An Oct. 16–18, 2026 Rome congress on infertility marked the 25th anniversary of the International Paul VI Scientific Institute (ISI) for research on human fertility and infertility aimed at responsible procreation, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Center for Natural Fertility Regulation. | Credit: Isabella Reed/EWTN News

Vatican-backed congress offers a Catholic response to the ‘infertility emergency’

Pope Leo XIV was himself set to address the first day of the Oct. 16–18 conference, but the
“The Church of the Sheaves: An International Gathering in Rome on Mission as an Exchange of Gifts” began at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on Oct. 22, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Conference in Rome addresses welcoming missionaries amid migration tensions

The “Church of the Sheaves” conference discussed integrating and supporting new missionaries in the Western world. Amid rising
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi on Aug. 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi visit on doctors’ advice

Doctors say the pope is recovering exceptionally well from lung surgery but have advised against helicopter travel as
Pope Leo XIV greets participants of an international congress on pastoral ministry in schools and universities during an audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope urges educators to help young people encounter Christ amid ‘merciless’ treatment by culture

A gathering organized by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education brought together 1,200 participants from 60 countries.
A child is held up for Pope Leo XIV to bless when he passes by in the popemobile during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 21, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

New Vatican document considers the difficulties of passing on the faith today

The document is presented as a set of “considerations,” drawing on the input and contributions of several national
Pope Leo XIV, with St. Peter’s Basilica behind him, waves to pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 23, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope invites young Catholics to Seoul as registration opens for World Youth Day 2027

The Vatican released the pontiff’s message on the feast of St. John Paul II, who established World Youth
Pope Leo XIV holds a framed copy of a paragraph of “Nostra Aetate,” the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions, in Latin and Hebrew, as he poses with members of the American Jewish Committee in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Following St. John Paul II, the Church’s dialogue with Jews must continue

The pontiff met with a delegation of the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican on Thursday. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV concludes his stay at the Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026. | Credit Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment after lung cancer surgery, Vatican says

Final histological examinations and molecular biology tests on tissue removed during the Holy Fatherʼs surgery were completed. VATICAN
Hundreds of Chaldean Catholics from Iraq and diaspora communities around the world gather at the Vatican, joining Patriarch Paul III Nona for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 15, 2026. | Credit: Romy Haber

Chaldean Catholics from around the world gather with patriarch at the Vatican

Chaldean Catholics from around the world gathered with their patriarch at the Vatican Faith, Reunion and the Hope
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican with participants in the “Holiness in History” conference on Oct. 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: The world is poorer without saints

The pontiff met with participants of the “Holiness in History” conference at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV takes his first ride in the popemobile post-lung surgery during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 21, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo affirms the ‘unbreakable oneness’ of marriage at first general audience post-surgery

The pope stressed that the commitment to protect families is “more urgent than ever before.” VATICAN CITY —
Pope Leo looks out at the crowd gathered for his Sunday Angelus address on Oct. 18, 2026, the day after he left the hospital following lung surgery. (Photo: Matteo Pernaselci / Vatican Media)

Will Pope Leo Reshape His Pontificate?

ANALYSIS: Could his cancer diagnosis change how Pope Leo governs the Vatican going forward? Until the announcement of
Statue of St. Peter in the Vatican Gardens overlooking St. Peter's Basilica | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV tasks theologians with clarifying meaning of Church tradition

The pope has appointed 24 new members to the International Theological Commission, which will examine the nature of
Sister Mary Barron, OLA, president of the Pontifical Mission Societies and adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization starting Jan. 4, 2027, speaks to EWTN News in Rome on Oct. 19, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

New Vatican official says men and women are ‘in this together as witnesses to God’

In an interview with EWTN News, Sister Mary Teresa Barron, OLA, spoke about her new role supporting the
Young volunteers distribute hot tea to the homeless near St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Oct. 13, 2026. | Credit: Patricia Ocando/EWTN News

Young members of the Order of Malta help the homeless in St. Peter’s Square

Every Tuesday, volunteers gather near St. Peter’s Square to provide food to the homeless. In a society of
Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV speaks with Zelenskyy about humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine

The pontiff raised the humanitarian crisis in the Kherson region and reiterated the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue
Statue of St. Peter in the Vatican Gardens overlooking St. Peter's Basilica | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Notre Dame, Boston College professors among new members of Vatican theological commission

The Vatican announced 24 new members to the International Theological Commission on Monday. Pope Leo XIV named 24
From left to right: Pope Leo XIV and actor Chris Pratt. | Credit: Vatican Media; Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIV, Chris Pratt come together for new documentary about the tomb of St. Peter

“Pétros Ení — Discovering the Origins” is scheduled to be released in theaters in February 2027. A new

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