The aid — worth more than $1.17 million — responds to a request from Ukrainian bishops after recent

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s bold choice of Bishop Erik Varden as retreat leader speaks volumes. Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father will undertake his first pastoral visit to the continent of Africa as pontiff April 13–23,

The pontiff’s visit will be the first papal trip to Spain since 2011. Matteo Bruni, director of the

Opening the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises, the Norwegian Cistercian bishop warned against weaponizing the Gospel in culture wars.

At the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV also urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine as the war approaches its

Bishop Erik Varden, a Cistercian from Trondheim, Norway, is leading the Lenten spiritual exercises for the Roman Curia,

Here’s what Leo said in a private Q-and-A with priests this week. In a private exchange with priests

During a Lenten pastoral stop near Rome’s Termini station, the pope joked that he once considered joining the

During Pope Leo XIV’s pastoral visit to the parish of Ostia, three young scouts approached the Holy Father

The SSPX refused to postpone the July 1 consecrations as a condition of doctrinal talks. Canon law foresees

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

The pontiff told the clergy of Rome to “rekindle the fire” of their ministry. Pope Leo XIV encouraged

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

A delegation supporting families of missing and captured Ukrainian soldiers shared their concerns and presented the pontiff with

Leading Ash Wednesday rites, the pontiff linked the call to repentance with the devastation of war, broken justice,

The pontiff said he must be free to denounce injustice amid today’s challenges. Pope Leo XIV said the

The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Lent in Rome. Each Ash

The Vatican will open new parts of St. Peter’s — including the full terrace — and roll out

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, transferring the committee’s functions to the

Tyler J. VanderWeele, a Catholic, is an epidemiologist and director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University.

Pope Francis moved the prelature’s Vatican oversight from the office for bishops to that of clergy, triggering an

The pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while

Father Fermín González Melado, who was recently named a “chaplain of His Holiness” by Pope Leo XIV, explains