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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

New Vatican constitution corrects Francis-era anomaly, experts say

Pope Leo XIV’s new Fundamental Law removes language linking papal sovereignty over Vatican City to the Petrine office
Pope Leo XIV listens to a question from Karolina, a young woman from Zagreb, Croatia, at the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026 in Assisi, Italy, on August 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV calls young Franciscans to Gospel radicalism and peace

At the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi, Italy, the pope urged 2,500 young adults to become “artisans
Pope Leo XIV resumed his general audiences on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in St. Peter’s Basilica. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV warns prayer is disappearing from Christian families

The pope urged Catholics to rediscover prayer “in its true form” and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on Aug. 5, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November

The pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the three countries; it
Pope Leo XIV addresses, via a videotaped message, the Knights of Columbus 144th Supreme Convention Opening Session in Denver on Aug. 4, 2026. | Credit: EWTN/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV calls on Knights of Columbus to be ‘prophets of harmony’

The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver. Pope Leo XIV called on the
The pilgrimage church in Medjugorge, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Credit: miropink/Shutterstock

Medjugorje youth festival participants receive message from Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year’s motto:
Pope Leo XIV delivers a message on the occasion of Peru’s National Youth Congress, held July 30–Aug. 2, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God's instruments

“Many people need that joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can convey,”
Monsignor Mario León Dorado, OMI, a Spanish missionary who serves as apostolic prefect of Western Sahara, has been appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco. | Credit: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Pope Leo XIV names apostolic administrator for Rabat in Morocco amid investigation of cardinal

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero has stepped back from public ministry while the Church investigates allegations of sexual abuse
Pope Leo XIV speaks via a video address to the Eucharistic pilgrimage at its concluding Mass in Philadelphia, July 5, 2026. | Credit: The Holy See

Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep following Christ

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on Aug. 2 for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day.
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on August 2, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and justice amid ‘alarming’ Ceuta crisis

The pope also prayed for victims of war, recalled the Pardon of Assisi, and urged Catholics to witness
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo for the recitation of the Angelus on July 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican News

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

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August is for evangelization in the city. “Roughly half
Pope Leo XIV meets American singer, poet, and artist Patti Smith in a private audience on Friday, July 31, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV receives Patti Smith at Vatican

The Chicago-born pontiff and the influential American singer, poet, and visual artist met privately for about 40 minutes
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 issues new constitution for Vatican City State

The pontiff approved the new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State on July 31, enshrining the ability of
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Pope confirms second Chinese bishop in a week under Vatican-Beijing agreement

The ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as coadjutor bishop of Bameng is the latest episcopal appointment
Pope Leo XIV waves as the popemobile passes by a crowd of American pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s general audience on June 18, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: I still have a great love for America

The U.S.-born pontiff expressed affection for his homeland in an interview with NBC News on July 29. Leo
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Vatican urges UN to combat homelessness

The Vatican has urged the United Nations (U.N.) to include the homeless in efforts to create sustainable cities,
Pope Leo XIV with renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Castel Gandolfo on July 29, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Canticle of Peace’: Leo XIV presents the beauty of music as a path to God

Pope Leo XIV stated Wednesday that “the beauty of music invites us to encounter the One who is
Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Use AI prudently because it can project ‘an unreal world’

Addressing a youth festival in Brazil, Pope Leo encouraged young people to use both social media and AI
Journalist Alessandro Banfi greets Pope Leo XIV during a meeting on March 18, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Alessandro Banfi

The peace proposed by Pope Leo XIV is not a naive hippie ideal, expert says

A new Vatican anthology presents the pontiff’s teaching on peace as rooted in Christ’s cross, Augustinian spirituality, and
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at a Walk for Life event in San Francisco. | Credit: Jim Graves

San Francisco archbishop among new members of Vatican’s highest court

Pope Leo XIV also appointed Bishop Edward Lohse of Kalamazoo, Michigan, along with canon law experts from Spain,
Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, with a liturgical celebration highlighting the “vocation” of every person to care for creation, including a performance by Andrea Bocelli. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to attend musical prayer service with Andrea Bocelli

The pontiff will lead a moment of prayer during the “Canticle of Peace” concert in Castel Gandolfo on
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo for the recitation of the Angelus on July 26, 2026. | Credit: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV urges halt to Mideast attacks, return to diplomacy

The pontiff also reflected on the kingdom of God as a treasure that enlarges life and unites people
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on July 20, 2026. | Credit: Embassy of Ukraine to the Holy See.

Vatican weighing papal trip to Ukraine

The Holy See’s foreign minister said it is evaluating the timing and conditions for a possible visit to
Pope Leo speaks with a couple at the Parish Church of St. Anne in the Vatican on Sept. 21, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Summer advice from Pope Leo XIV: Don’t forget the less fortunate

“Let us think of the privilege we have when we support the poor,” Pope Leo said. In response

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