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Newark, New Jersey, auxiliary bishop Michael Saporito was appointed Sept. 15, 2026, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. | Credit: Diocese of Metuchen

Pope Leo XIV names Newark auxiliary bishop to lead Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey

The pontiff also accepted the resignation of Bishop Francis Malone, 76, of Shreveport, Louisiana. Pope Leo XIV has
Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, speaks at the press conference on the Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal recipient at the Sala San Pio X in Rome on Sept. 14, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Cardinal Czerny announced as first recipient of Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal

The recently retired prefect of the Vatican’s human development office will receive the award from the pope on
Pope Leo XIV blows out his birthday candle during the launch of the “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” exhibition at the Vatican Apostolic Library on Sept. 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV marks 71st birthday with opening of water exhibit at Vatican Library

The pontiff launched the “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” exhibit on Sept. 14. Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st
A flag of Vatican City State flies outside Piazza Pio XII, the main entrance to St. Peter’s Square, on July 16, 2026. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV repeals COVID-era pay cuts to Vatican cardinals

Pope Francis had instituted the cuts as an austerity measure in 2021. Pope Leo XIV has officially repealed
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Sept. 13, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims, calls for peace and forgiveness

The pontiff marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and
Pope Leo XIV speaks on Sept. 6, 2026, during the weekly Angelus prayer he leads from a window of the apostolic palace. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to Rome’s Jewish community for new year observances

In a telegram to Rome’s chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, the pontiff wished the community blessings for Rosh
Pope Leo XVI addresses a group of new bishops, participants in a formation course in Rome, during an audience on Sept. 10, 2026, in the Synod Hall of the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to ‘remain with Jesus’

The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new
Participants of the Synod on Synodality in the Paul VI Audience Hall. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Synod group calls for gender-equality mechanisms in Church workplaces

The final report also proposes a greater role for women religious in selecting bishops who oversee consecrated life
Pope Leo XIV greets couples gathered in St. Peter’s Square during the Sept. 9, 2026, general audience. | Credit: Vatican Media

Love is not a feeling but a decision, Pope Leo XIV tells couples

In the foreword to a new edition of the youth catechism YouCat, on the subject of love and
Pope Leo XIV addresses a group of bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement on Sept. 9, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV warns of Western ‘paradox’ on individual freedom

The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as
Pope Leo XIV blesses a small baby during his weekly general audience on Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Respect for human dignity ‘excludes self-centered isolation’

Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, the pope continued his catechetical cycle dedicated to the Second Vatican Council’s
Pope Leo XIV speaks on Sept. 6, 2026, during the weekly Angelus prayer he leads from a window of the apostolic palace. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo appoints coadjutor bishop for Puerto Rico’s youngest diocese

A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. Pope Leo XIV
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China ordains 18th bishop under Vatican agreement

Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all
Pope Leo XIV venerates an image of the Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Sept. 7, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Leo XIV: Mary’s simple presence — and her Son within her — moves all of history

The pope celebrated Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy. ROME —
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Sept. 6, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine after Russian attacks

The pontiff also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church. Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV meets in the Vatican with members of the Latin Bishops' Conference in the Arab Regions on Sept. 3, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Arab-region churches: ‘Do not be afraid of your smallness’

The pope met with members of the Council of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions on Thursday in
Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of pilgrims from Oriel College, Oxford, at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV points to St. John Henry Newman as a model for education today

The pontiff urged Oxford scholars to seek truth courageously and promote an education rooted in human dignity, justice
On Sept. 3, the pope received a group of seminarians from two Italian seminaries: the Pius XI Pontifical Regional Seminary of Apulia (in Molfetta) and the Interdiocesan Seminary of Aversa. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘As I look at each of you, I see the marvelousness of God’

The pope told the seminarians that the call of God is gratuitous and not based on any merit
Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar as he celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2026. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN News)

Pope Leo Stands Above the ‘Liturgy Wars’

COMMENTARY: There is a calmness in the Holy Father’s remarks that sends a message to combatants to back
Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. (photo: Vatican Media)

Who Will Be Offered the First Red Hats of Leo XIV’s Pontificate?

ANALYSIS: The first American Pope has yet to appoint his inaugural batch of cardinals. So far, Leo XIV’s
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the General Audience in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, on Sept. 2, 2026. (photo: Elisabetta Trevisan / Vatican Media)

An Unusual Wave of Generosity Precedes Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to France

The unexpected success of the campaign funding the Pope’s September trip is reaching well beyond the Church’s usual
Pope Leo XIV reaches from the popemobile toward a pilgrim during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 2, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope calls for ‘unmasking’ the contradictions of the world, such as seeing war as a solution

The general audience catechesis focused on Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world.
Pope Leo XIV processes in to the Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sept. 1, 2026, in the Madonnina Garden of the Borgo Laudato Si’ within the pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo: Take time out of the daily bustle to ‘listen to the melodious voice’ of creation

The Holy Father encouraged silent contemplation of the wonders and harmony of the created world, which can lead
Water bottles. | Credit: eyal granith/Shutterstock

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is for the care of water. “Imagine a

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