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Pope Leo XIV: Migrants lost at sea are victims of choices made and unmade

Celebrating Mass on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to respond to migration with
A gathering of 178 cardinals take part in working groups during an extraordinary consistory held in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on June 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Cardinals confront a ‘wounded world’ at opening of synodal consistory

The 178 cardinals attending the two-day consistory spoke of growing polarization within their respective societies. Confronting a world

Pope Leo XIV honors Mother Cabrini as model for Church on migration

At the birthplace of the first U.S. citizen canonized as a Catholic saint, the Chicago-born pope said the

Migrants in Tenerife tell Pope Leo XIV: We do not ask for privileges or compassion

At Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands, the pope heard testimonies from migrants who risked their

Pope Leo XIV tells human traffickers in Tenerife: ‘Stop. Repent’

The pope urged migrants to embrace integration while warning traffickers that they “will have to appear before divine

Pope Leo XIV discusses major challenges of EU and its future with European bishops 

While the bishops proposed many possible topics for the meeting, the pontiff emphasized dialogue and peace as priorities.

Pope Leo meets with Haiti’s prime minister

Haiti continues to experience a complex situation of violence and insecurity, particularly in the country’s capital of Port-au-Prince.
Pope Francis' historic visit to Lampedusa in 2013. Credit: EWTN Vaticano screenshot

Pope Leo XIV to Return to Lampedusa Thirteen Years After Pope Francis’ Historic Visit

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will travel to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on July 4, returning
Pope Leo XIV speaks aboard the papal plane from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Rome, following an 11-day trip in Africa, April 23, 2026. | Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News.

Pope Leo XIV, returning from Africa: ‘I condemn all actions that are unjust’

Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war, migration, same-sex blessings, and

Pope Leo XIV to visit major migrant landing point on July 4

The pope’s Italy itinerary also includes stops in Pompei, Naples, Acerra, Pavia, Assisi, and Rimini through August. Pope

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