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Pope warns SSPX bishop ordinations risk deepening schism

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it plans to consecrate four priests as bishops on July
Pope Leo carrying the Blessed Sacrament on Corpus Christi Sunday in Madrid. June 7, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Corpus Christi in Spain

Pope Leo XIV’s fourth Apostolic Journey abroad brought him to Spain from June 6-12, marking the first papal

With the World Cup, Pope Leo XIV shares an important lesson from soccer

Soccer, Pope Leo said, “helps us remember something very important: that life is not a race to be

Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘examination of conscience’ on migrants at Canary Islands port

ARGUINEGUÍN, Canary Islands — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called for an “examination of conscience” on migration during

Refusing to inherit hatred and war: Teenagers launch peace initiative at the Vatican

Forty teenagers from war-torn countries recently took part in the Project Oxygen Teen Peace Summit. Amid worsening armed

The papal mozzetta: Why the pope wears a red cape

Pope Leo XIV has notably revived the use of the papal mozzetta, which Pope Francis had discarded during
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica viewed from the Vatican Gardens | Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News

Women in the Vatican welcome Montserrat Alvarado as new prefect for communication

The Women in the Vatican Association strives “to create an increasingly constructive and fruitful network of knowledge, friendship,

Inside the Launch of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

The presentation of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, “on safeguarding the human person in the time of
Pope Leo XIV with Montserrat Alvarado, at the Vatican on May 12, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN News President to lead Vatican communications department

Montserrat Alvarado becomes the first lay woman appointed prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See. Pope Leo
Pope Leo signs Dilexit te on October 4, 2025. Mock cover of Magnifica Humanitas designed by Ursula Murua, EWTN News.

Vatican Expert Explains Magnifica Humanitas

When Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, he did something highly unusual. Rather than leaving

Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

The pontiff met with Johnson at the Vatican on May 28 and was formally invited to visit his

Leo XIV: Don’t water down Christianity

The pontiff said the Church must respond to religious indifference not by softening the Gospel’s demands but by

Vatican offers pastoral support to promote Magnifica Humanitas

The pastoral aid kit includes summaries of key themes, questions for reflection, concrete cases, and prayers along with

Anthropic co-founder points to 3 ethical challenges of AI at Magnifica Humanitas presentation

Christopher Olah singled out the duty to the global poor, rediscovering and rethinking what it means to flourish

Society of St. Pius X names priests to be consecrated bishops July 1

The SSPX named four priests to be consecrated as bishops without papal permission — despite a warning from

Pope decries ‘drastic sterility,’ discrimination against motherhood in Europe

Leo addressed members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography and others during a conference on the family

From the Vatican to Australia: Sistine Chapel exhibit debuts in Sydney

The Vatican Museums and the Archdiocese of Sydney held a conference in Rome to launch the exhibition ahead
Pope Leo XIV on April 8, 2026, in St. Peter's Square. The pope presented his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas:' On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, at the Vatican on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

Published Monday, the pope’s new encyclical warns of a “culture of power” fueled by the digital revolution and

Vatican warns that AI ‘deepfakes’ threaten the human experience

A top Vatican official warned of the dangers of AI at a conference ahead of the pope’s upcoming

Pope Leo XIV: Nations must put common good ahead of particular interests

Though diplomacy and dialogue are essential for positive international relations, they must be accompanied by “a deeper conversion
Image of Pope Leo. Credit: Daniel Ibanez, EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV on AI and Liturgical Renewal

Pope Leo XIV Highlights AI, Faith, and the Liturgy in Latest Vaticano Updates In this week’s Vaticano Updates,

Pope Leo expresses ‘deep concern’ for future of Lebanon, calls for strengthening unity

The pope met with the chief bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Cilicia headquartered in Lebanon, emphasizing
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) | Credit: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

SSPX and Rome: A half-century of canonical tensions

As one of the leading experts on Lefebvrism sees it, reconciliation is impossible as long as the Society
Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas:' On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of the encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' by Pope Leo XIII. 'Magnifica Humanitas' was released on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media. Image composition: EWTN News

Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25

The pope signed ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the

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