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Order of Malta seeks greater UN role as hospital in Bethlehem faces operational constraints

The Order of Malta’s Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is facing severe operational constraints and its mobile clinics

The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff

Last week during the Jan. 6 closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year 

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the

At consistory, Cardinal Zen slams synodality as ‘ironclad manipulation’ and ‘insult’ to bishops

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun delivered a forceful critique of synodality at the extraordinary consistory of cardinals this week,

Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel, tells parents faith is ‘more than necessary’

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the children of Vatican employees, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel on

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
Seminarians approach the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. | Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Vatican says more than 33 million pilgrims took part in jubilee

More than 33.4 million pilgrims traveled to Rome to participate in the Jubilee of Hope, surpassing initial projections,
New York Archbishop-elect Ronald Hicks and Cardinal Timothy Dolan hold a press conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 18, 2025, in New York City. | Credit: Adam Gray/Getty Images

UPDATE: New York’s new archbishop-designate vows to ‘serve faithfully’ while remaining a Cubs fan

The newly announced leader of the Catholic Church in New York expressed “heartfelt gratitude” on Dec. 18 for

Lebanese Twins Capture Historic Papal Visit for Popular Instagram Account

Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, 21-year-old Maronite Catholic brothers, documented Pope Leo’s journey via their social-media apostolate. When Pope

Pontifical Yearbook goes digital: What is it and what does it contain?

The Vatican this week launched the first-ever digital version of its annual directory, creating an easier way to

Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday rejected technological promises to indefinitely prolong human existence — such as those proposed

The pope urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

The Vatican published on Dec. 4 the summary of the work carried out by the commissions studying the

Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Little Sisters of the Poor

Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday,

Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter’s Square

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square, after the spruce arrived at

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of

How the man who became Pope John XXIII helped shape Vatican-Turkey relations

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make

Pope Leo centralizes oversight of St. Peter’s and St. Mary Major basilicas

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

Fact check: Did Pope Leo host a rave last week in Slovakia?

Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth

As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey nears, anticipation grows among local communities

With the countdown underway for Pope Leo XIV’s first official journey outside Italy, excitement is building across Turkey’s

‘Say thank you to someone’ this Thanksgiving, Pope Leo XIV says

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday suggested that people “say thank you to someone” this Thanksgiving and he addressed

Pope Leo XIV proposes 19th-century Indian religious as a model of women’s emancipation

Pope Leo XIV spoke of the beatification this week of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, a 19th-century Indian religious and

Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’

Pope Leo XIV reflected Wednesday on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees

Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday celebrated Mass at a Benedictine monastery in Rome, where he urged the monks

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