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Pope Leo XIV calls for respect for Venezuelan sovereignty after U.S. capture of Maduro

Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern over the situation in Venezuela and called for the country’s national sovereignty

Pope says Christian hope doesn’t depend on human calculations

Pope Leo XIV said Christian hope “is not based on optimistic forecasts or human calculations,” but on God’s
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025. | Credit: Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV surprises SEEK26 with message: ‘What do you seek?’

Pope Leo XIV surprised attendees at SEEK 2026 with a videotaped message encouraging young people to seek after

Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in bloodied nations and wounded families

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and

Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Leo

AI, electoral politics, and spiritual renewal in America are other themes set to shape the year ahead. While

Te Deum Laudamus! Thanking God for 2025 … and 2026

COMMENTARY: The Church pauses in prayerful awe, looking at the year that has passed in the light of

Pope Leo XIV on New Year’s Eve: The future is in God’s hands

Pope Leo XIV at a New Year’s Eve prayer service reflected on God’s divine plan of salvation for

Pope Leo XIV ends 2025 urging Catholics to examine conscience and entrust new year to God 

Pope Leo XIV used the Vatican’s final general audience of 2025 on Wednesday to invite Catholics to look

PHOTOS: Unforgettable moments from the 2025 papal transition

2025 began with Catholics around the world uniting in prayer for Pope Francis’ health as he entered the

Pope Leo XIV warns against gambling, which ‘ruins many families’

Pope Leo XIV warned about the danger that gambling poses to many families during a Dec. 29 audience

More than 3 million people attended Vatican audiences and ceremonies in 2025

During the year 2025, the participation of the faithful in audiences and liturgical celebrations at the Vatican reached

Pope Leo XIV: To let God work in your life, you have to empty yourself

Pope Leo XIV on Monday explained that in order to allow God’s action in our personal lives, people

6 Catholic public figures who made major headlines in 2025

The year 2025 will be etched in the memory of the Catholic Church for various profoundly significant events,
Pope Leo's first Regina Caeli. Credit: Jeffrey Bruno | EWTN News

A New Pontificate Begins in a Holy Year

Sunday, 18 May 2025 — the inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV — was a moment

Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the

Pope Leo XIV sends 3 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying humanitarian aid to parts of Ukraine hit hardest by bombardments,
Pope Francis' Funeral in St. Peter's Square. Credit: Daniel Ibanez

Recap: Interregnum after the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on April 21st at 7:35 in the morning in

PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on

First Holy Door closed: ‘Special time for the Church is closed, but not God’s grace’

With the closing of the Holy Door of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, the Vatican began on

Pope Leo XIV: Christians have no enemies, only brothers and sisters

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Christians to resist the temptation to treat others as enemies, saying the

Pope Leo XIV highlights Gaza, Yemen, migrants in first Christmas urbi et orbi message

In his first Christmas “urbi et orbi” message as pope, Leo XIV urged the world to embrace “responsibility” as the

Pope at Christmas Day Mass says wars fed by falsehoods send young people to their deaths

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day deplored the “falsehoods” used to justify wars that leave young people “forced
Pope Leo greets the Infant Jesus before Mass during the Day on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas day homily

On Christmas morning at 10 a.m., the Holy Father Leo XIV presided over the Holy Mass during the
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass during the Night in a packed St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas night: Make room for others

Pope Leo XIV, at Christmas Mass during the Night, said Christ’s birth brings light into the world’s darkness

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