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Pope Leo's first Regina Caeli. Credit: Jeffrey Bruno | EWTN News

A New Pontificate Begins in a Holy Year

Sunday, 18 May 2025 — the inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV — was a moment
Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. Credit: Vatican Media

Recap: Pope Francis and the Jubilee

It was Christmas Eve 2024 when Pope Francis, seated in his wheelchair, firmly knocked on the door of
Pope Leo's first Christmas Urbi et Orbi Blessing. Credit: Vatican Media

Full text: Pope Leo’s Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing 2025

Pope Leo delivers his first Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing as Bishop of Rome, to which is attached
Pope Leo greets the Infant Jesus before Mass during the Day on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas day homily

On Christmas morning at 10 a.m., the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the Holy Mass during the
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass during the Night in a packed St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas night: Make room for others

Pope Leo XIV, at Christmas Mass during the Night, said Christ’s birth brings light into the world’s darkness
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 21, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass
Pope Leo XIV venerates a statue of the Child Jesus during the celebration of Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. The Mass was

FULL TEXT of Pope Leo’s Apostolic Letter “A fidelity that generates the future”

The PDF version of the Apostolic Letter A fidelity that generates the future by Pope Leo XIV can be downloaded here.
Pope Leo passes the Nativity Scene in his Popemobile during Wednesday's General Audience. Credit: Vatican Media

Christmas Comes to Life in Vatican City

Christmas has arrived at the Vatican, transforming Vatican City into a place of light, beauty, and reflection as
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois. | Credit: Diocese of Joliet YouTube video

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to appoint next archbishop of New York

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, to be the next

The Francis Connection: How a Name Shaped a Pontificate

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013, he introduced himself

Female Diaconate: The Vatican Says No, but the Discussion Remains Open

This week brought a series of notable developments from the Vatican, where Pope Leo XIV addressed questions at
A family presents the gifts at the offertory for the Holy Mass during a Jubilee Mass. Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Affirms Monogamy and Announces New Reforms

Speaking to reporters in Castel Gandolfo just days before Thanksgiving, Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, encouraged
Pope Leo XIV receives a Thanksgiving pie on board the papal flight to Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 | Credit: Courtesy of Claudio Lavanga

Pies and a baseball bat: The gifts Pope Leo XIV received on the papal flight to Turkey 

Aboard the papal plane on Thanksgiving Day, Pope Leo XIV kicked off his first international trip — a
Pope Leo XIV with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey, on November 27, 2025. | Vatican Media

Pope Leo denounces ‘might is right’ in address to Turkish authorities

Pope Leo XIV opened his first international trip on Thursday with a sweeping call for unity, renewed dialogue,
The main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. | Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Pope Leo centralizes oversight of Two Roman Major Basilicas

Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of

New Christ the King Video Series

This year marks 100 years since Pope Pius XI first instituted the Feast of Christ, King of the

Pope Leo XIV Live with Catholic Youth: NCYC 2025

Join Pope Leo XIV live from the Vatican as he participates in a first-ever digital visit to the

A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council

VATICAN CITY — Sixty years ago, on December 8, 1965, the Catholic Church concluded one of the most

Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth

HAMBURG, GERMANY / VATICAN CITY — On April 18th, 2005, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger delivered a memorable sermon

Blessed Eduard Profittlich: Uniting Estonia in Faith and Hope

VATICAN CITY / TALLINN, ESTONIA — Once known as one of the most secular nations in Europe, Estonia

Seven New Saints Canonized by Pope Leo XIV

On October 19, 2025, one of the most solemn events of the Jubilee Year unfolded in St. Peter’s

Preview of the Vitae Festival

In this insightful interview, EWTN’s Vice President and Chief Global Officer, Andreas Thonhauser, speaks with Luis Quinelli, President

Pope Leo to Canonize 7 New Saints from 4 Continents in Historic October Ceremony

The most important news from Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican of the week—from declarations on religious freedom

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