PHOTOS: Holy Thursday chrism Mass at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a chrism Mass at the Vatican on April 2, his first as pope after being elected as supreme pontiff in May 2025. The Mass included the […]
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Notre Dame and the Vatican launch new initiative at papal gardens
In Castel Gandolfo, Italy, this week, academics and representatives gathered to launch the Global Alliance, a new initiative by the University of Notre Dame and the Laudato Si’ Centre of […]
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Missouri bishops back amendment to limit abortion, gender transition for minors
The Catholic bishops of Missouri on March 26 issued a statement offering their support to a ballot measure that would both limit abortion and certain types of medical or surgical […]
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How does Pope Leo choose his monthly prayer intentions?
Leo XIV records his “Pray with the Pope” video each month, but how does he choose the intentions he wants the Church to pray for? “They’re absolutely the pope’s intentions; […]
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Pope Leo on the dignity and mission of the laity: They are the body of Christ
The laity are not “a formless mass, but the body of Christ,” endowed with dignity and responsibility in the Church and in the world, Pope Leo XIV said in his […]
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Ahead of consistory, priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff
The concluding high Mass for the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, an annual three-day pilgrimage for devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass, on Oct. 29, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Guido Pozzo at […]
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Vatican cancels 2026 World Children’s Day
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has canceled the second World Children’s Day, which had been scheduled to take place in Rome Sept. 25–27, about six weeks after Pope Leo XIV […]
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Leo XIV: The most difficult circumstances can be transformed by the power of love
At the Vatican on Monday of Holy Week — known in some places as “Authority Monday” — Pope Leo XIV recalled Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple in Matthew 23:21-27, saying […]
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Pope names Vatican diplomats to key positions in Secretariat of State, papal household
Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Italian Archbishop Paolo Rudelli the new head of the general affairs section of the Secretariat of State — one of the most influential positions […]
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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis
null / Credit: Yury Dmitrienko/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 16:07 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising […]