In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza being forced to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’
December 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide
December 23, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate
December 20, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida
December 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has made another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy
December 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York
December 18, 2025
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian era
December 12, 2025
Time magazine is set to name its person of the year for 2025
December 11, 2025
A selection of items returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts
December 09, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves
December 05, 2025
Pope Leo XIV's first full-length U.S. book is set to release next winter
December 04, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying there as he focused on strengthening ties with Orthodox patriarchs
November 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, emphasizing Christian unity during his trip to Turkey
November 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside
November 30, 2025
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
November 30, 2025
Pope Leo XIV visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday, drawing Christians and Muslims
December 01, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region
December 01, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s hands
December 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wrapped up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon
December 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has marked a significant moment in his first foreign trip to Turkey by visiting the site of the historic Council of Nicaea
November 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea
November 28, 2025
Pope Leo denounces misuse of religion for ‘justifying’ war, violence or fanaticism
November 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is encouraging Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict
November 27, 2025
Pope Leo warns that conflicts are endangering humanity on first overseas trip
November 27, 2025
Pope Leo takes message of peace to Middle East on first foreign visit. Here’s what to know
November 26, 2025
Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union
November 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity
November 24, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day
November 21, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
November 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet
November 17, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience
November 15, 2025
Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee join Pope Leo as he hosts star-packed Vatican meeting
November 15, 2025
U.S. Catholic bishops have elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term
November 11, 2025
A gunman opens fire at a high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself
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Lebanon and Israel to hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington
Zelenskyy meets Merz in Berlin as Ukraine seeks more support from Germany against Russia
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Pope Leo XIV in Algeria to walk in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine