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Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas

Pope Leo XIV received President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine for an audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on

Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical Charter

Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
Pope Leo XIV. Credit Vatican Media

Vatican News: Pope Leo XIV Clarifies Marian Doctrine and Announces Upcoming Document on Polygamy

This week’s Vatican developments centered on theological clarity, pastoral care, and hope. From Marian doctrine to the issue

Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered. “Many people

Pope Leo XIV urges dialogue on Venezuela tensions

Pope Leo XIV said dialogue is the solution to rising tensions with Venezuela. There have been more than
St. Martin de Porres. | Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

7 fascinating facts about St. Martin de Porres, the first Black saint of the Americas

On Nov. 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian Dominican brother

Pope Leo XIV: Death is ‘a hope for the future’

Celebrating Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, Pope Leo XIV invited

Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church

Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal
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Vatican News: Martyrs Recognized, Women Honored, and a Call to Renew Education

This is the latest news from the Vatican — straight from the heart of the Church. Pope Leo
Pope Leo in prayer in St. Peter's Square. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo’s First Apostolic Journey

On Monday of this week, the Vatican announced the much anticipated program for Pope Leo’s first international Apostolic Journey

Faith and Struggle in the Middle East

Born in Syria and now leading the Archdiocese of Homs, Archbishop Julian Yacoub Mourad is the 2025 recipient

One Year After Synod on Synodality

After a three-year journey, the Synod on Synodality reached its culmination with the publication of the final document

Jubilee of Roma and Sinti

In Rome, the Jubilee of Hope embraces all people. Among those who crossed the Holy Door last week were
Pope Leo XIV meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Oct. 27, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV meets with Viktor Orbán at the Vatican

In separate audiences on Monday, Pope Leo XIV received two political leaders with very different views on the
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Oct. 26, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo to pray at tomb of St. Charbel during first apostolic journey to Turkey, Lebanon

The Vatican on Monday released the full program for Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey, which will take
Pope Leo XIV claps with pilgrims during an audience for the Jubilee of Hope in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 25, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV gives advice for living with hope in a ‘troubled era’

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said the key to living in a difficult time, when the Church’s teachings
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Oct. 26, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN

Pope Leo: Don’t let tension between tradition, novelty become ‘harmful polarizations’

Pope Leo XIV said at a Mass on Sunday that no one in the Church “should impose his
St. John Henry Newman, soon to be named Doctor of the Church. (photo: Melissa Hartog / Shutterstock/Design)

St. John Henry Newman’s ‘Second Spring’ Reaches Its Full Bloom

COMMENTARY: Once barred from Oxford for his faith, the English convert who preached of a ‘second spring’ now
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV encourages Order of the Holy Sepulchre in its Holy Land mission

In an audience with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Global Defense of Religious Freedom and Human Dignity

Vatican City – The Vatican this week highlighted urgent global issues surrounding religious freedom, financial ethics, and human
Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III walk together in the Sistine Chapel during a historic meeting that included a prayer service at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history since Reformation

History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed
Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates a Mass for peace in Ukraine on Nov. 17, 2022, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN

Cardinal, Vatican journalists condemn threat to free press after assaults on journalists

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and an organization of Vatican-accredited journalists have spoken out in support
Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ

Pope Leo XIV at his general audience on Wednesday said sadness and disappointments can give rise to unexpected
St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887. | Credit: Babouba, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education

Pope Leo XIV will name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education in a document

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