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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on June 28, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV prays for Venezuela quake victims at Angelus

The pope expressed solidarity with those affected by recent earthquakes, following a reflection on “detachment, loss and hospitality”
Pope Leo XIV speaks in St. Peter's Square at the general audience on May 27, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV sends 100K euros to Venezuela for humanitarian aid after major earthquakes

Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude on June 24. Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo on the papal flight returning from his first Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon. Credit: Vatican Media

The Year Ahead with Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Door has closed, but the first full year of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is just beginning

Vatican confirms it tried to mediate with Maduro to avoid military intervention in Venezuela

The pope’s “prime minister” says the Holy See tried to negotiate with the Venezuelan leader before his capture.
Pope Leo prays at the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi. Credit: Vatican Media. Giotto's portrait of St. Francis. Credit: Public domain.

Vaticano Updates: A Franciscan Jubilee and a Call for Peace

The latest news from Rome and the Vatican: A Franciscan Jubilee and a Call for Peace Pope Leo

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

Political tensions surface amid celebrations honoring Venezuela’s 2 new saints

Underlying political tensions have surfaced among Venezuelans in Rome celebrating the recent canonization of the country’s first two
Cardinal Baltazar Porras. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / ACI Prensa

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Porras, 78, as the new Archbishop of Caracas

Pope Francis appointed as new Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo, who is 78 years old,

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