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Vatican to use AI to translate Masses at St. Peter’s into 60 languages ​​in real time

Mass attendees at St. Peter’s Basilica will be able to understand the readings, chants, and prayers live and

Pope Leo XIV: The liturgy is an experience of God’s unity

The pope continued his weekly lessons dedicated to the Second Vatican Council, focusing on the dogmatic constitution Lumen

‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time

The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Lent in Rome. Each Ash
The view of St. Peter's Basilica from Via della Conciliazione. Credit: Canva

Vatican News This Week: SSPX, Newman, Lateran Treaty, Candlemas, Lourdes

This week in the Vatican, relations with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) took a serious turn,

A Tale of Fire, Wind, and Healing: The Fascinating Legacy of St. Blaise

The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions

Pope Leo XIV receives lambs on feast of St. Agnes

The wool of the blessed lambs will be used to make pallia, narrow white vestments worn by metropolitan

Pope Leo XIV meets FSSP leaders amid visitation, ‘Traditionis Custodes’ fallout

The FSSP leaders called the meeting “an opportunity to present to the Holy Father in greater detail the
Pope Leo during the Angelus Message on the Feast of the Epiphany and participants in the Three Kings' Procession in Poland. Credit: Vatican Media and EWTN Vatican, respectively.

Liturgical Feast of Epiphany in Warsaw, Poland

At the Angelus prayer concluding the celebration of the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the

Cardinal Roche Doubles Down on ‘Traditionis Custodes’

In an undelivered consistory address, the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the

The Extraordinary Consistory — What’s in Store?

Curial reform, synodality, and liturgy are on the agenda in the first such gathering of Pope Leo XIV’s

Swedish choir honors St. Lucy with songs in St. Peter’s Basilica

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican
A celebration of liturgical music is the focus of the Jubilee Mass Nov. 23, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Liturgical singing requires ‘a deep spiritual life,’ Pope Leo XIV says

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the “precious” ministry of liturgical music and told choir members from around
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Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in 1925

The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today

New Christ the King Video Series

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

Vatican news: Pope Leo XIV Mourns Violence in Nigeria

The most important news from the Vatican this week: Pope Leo XIV Mourns Violence in Nigeria and Calls

Synod on Synodality reports reveal continued study on women, but not female diaconate

Reports from the Synod on Synodality published this week reveal that expert groups continue to discuss women’s participation

Pope Leo asks for liturgy that is ‘sober in its solemnity’ while respecting popular piety

Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation, especially for lectors, while also encouraging people to

What Is a Catholic Cemetery?

The history of how the cemetery came to represent many forms — religious, civic, military, private — but
A candle of St. Jude. | Credit: Francesca Pollio/CNA

Why is St. Jude the patron saint of lost causes?

On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of

The Holy Lance of St. Longinus: A Lenten Tradition at St. Peter’s Basilica

A unique rite takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Saturday of the First Week of Lent: the exposition of the Holy Lance of St. Longinus.

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