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Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. | Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, John the Baptist’s
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Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass

The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is “intrinsically linked” to the proclamation of the Gospel and
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International Widows’ Day: How Jesus and St. Augustine show Church’s concern for widowed women

According to biblical texts and the tradition of the Catholic Church, widows have a place of privilege and
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV meets a girl during his audience with members of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever 'decide on the life of an embryo'

His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Pope Leo XIV defended the
Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) meet at Palazzo Maffei in Rome on June 15-16, 2026. | Credit: Courtesy of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on
Pope Leo XIV on April 8, 2026, in St. Peter's Square. The pope presented his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas:' On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, at the Vatican on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

Published Monday, the pope’s new encyclical warns of a “culture of power” fueled by the digital revolution and
Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas:' On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of the encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' by Pope Leo XIII. 'Magnifica Humanitas' was released on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media. Image composition: EWTN News

Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25

The pope signed ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the
A view of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris on April 5, 2026, in Paris. | Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV expected to visit France in late September, bishops announce

While the Holy See has yet to make an official announcement, the French Bishops’ Conference announced in a
Pope Leo speaks on the papal plane from Equatorial Guinea to Italy after his Africa trip on April 23, 2026. (photo: Simone Risoluti / Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV: The End of the Pragmatic Approach

ANALYSIS: The way Leo XIV addressed the blessing issue marked a necessary discontinuity with his predecessor. The press conference
Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, at the general audience on March 25, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

What is ‘ecclesiastical communion,’ which Pope Leo XIV granted to the new Chaldean patriarch?

Following the procedures for autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches, Pope Leo XIV granted the newly elected patriarch of the
Pope Leo XIII in 1898. | Credit: Francesco De Federicis, public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIII’s legacy reaches space with asteroid named in his honor

The Vatican Observatory has named four asteroids after key figures in its history, including the pope who refounded
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV condemns surge of violence in Colombia following attacks on civilians

Since Friday, rebel groups have carried out more than two dozen attacks on civilians and military bases, just
An image of St. Catherine of Siena is on display at the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. | Credit: EWTN “Vaticano”/Screenshot

From visions to reform: The powerful witness of St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine’s incredible spiritual graces led her to sainthood, and her influential writings earned her the title of
Pope Leo XIV meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally at the Vatican on April 27, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV meets archbishop of Canterbury amid deepening church divides

The pontiff addressed “new problems” facing Catholic-Anglican dialogue in his meeting with Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman
Cardinals, bishops, and laypeople attend Mass for the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Cardinals in Rome remember Pope Francis as missionary to all 1 year after death

Pope Leo XIV, who is traveling in Africa, sent a message to be read at the Mass commemorating
Pope Leo XIV meets with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the presidential palace in Malabo on April 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV in Equatorial Guinea warns against profaning God’s name through domination

Pontiff said the Church’s social doctrine offers guidance for confronting inequality, resource exploitation, war, and technological upheaval.MALABO, Equatorial
Pope Leo XIV addresses bishops, priests, religious, and catechists at the Parish of Our Lady of Fátima in Luanda, Angola, on April 20, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace

The pontiff urged bishops, priests, religious, and catechists to remain committed to peace, justice, and integral development.LUANDA, Angola
Pope Leo XIV greets 120,000 people gathered at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, for a papal Mass on April 17, 2026. | redit: George Wirnkar/ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon: The Eucharist sustains us amid fear, suffering

The pope celebrated Mass in French in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, during the second leg of
Pope Leo XIV meets with Algerians in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Algeria, on April 13, 2026. Credit: AIGAV Pool.

Pope Leo XIV recalls the ‘living seed’ of the martyrs of Algeria

The meeting in the Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Africa concluded the first day of the pope’s

Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have no fear of the Trump administration’

Aboard the papal flight to Algeria, Leo said he is not a politician and will continue to preach

Pope ‘cannot comment’ on Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment

The pontiff spoke to reporters for the first time since Dec. 23. CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo

Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as war enters fourth year

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. A new Vatican

Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Canary Islands possible destinations for Pope Leo XIV in 2026

Spanish Cardinal José Cobo confirmed Jan. 9 in Rome that Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and the Canary Islands are likely

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