Vatican News
How Pope Leo XIV can influence the Catholic Church’s new social media missionaries
The Vatican is welcoming more than a thousand social media influencers to Rome this week for an event intended to... Read more
The Jubilee of Youth from St. John Paul II to Leo XIV: The ardent spirit of youth
Thousands of young people are expected to spend the night in tents at the Tor Vergata esplanade in the south... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges ‘full respect for humanitarian law’ in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV called for peace negotiations and respect for humanitarian law in Gaza, 10 days after an Israeli strike... Read more
Pope: Catholic migrants save countries that welcome them from ‘spiritual desertification’
“With their spiritual enthusiasm and vitality, [migrants] can help revitalize ecclesial communities that have become rigid and weighed down,” Pope... Read more
Pope Leo XIV gives priests 3 tips to build a solid Catholic formation on ‘rock’
Pope Leo XIV offered three brief suggestions to two groups of priests he met at the Vatican on Friday morning,... Read more
UPDATE: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body to be in Rome for Jubilee of Youth
The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee... Read more
Meet future saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati at the Jubilee of Youth
From July 28 to Aug. 3, Rome will be buzzing with musical performances, prayer vigils, and special events for young... Read more
Pope Leo XIV returns to the Vatican after more than 2 weeks in Castel Gandolfo
The pontiff spent a period of rest July 6–22 in the Italian town of Castel Gandolfo about 15 miles from... Read more
Cardinal Filoni: ‘We remain with the people’ in war‑torn Middle East
In a wide‑ranging interview with “EWTN News Nightly,” Cardinal Fernando Filoni underscored that the Middle East remains an area of... Read more
Digital missionary priest helps young people ‘move from the screen to the altar’
Father Heriberto García Arias has more than 2 million followers on his TikTok account @heribertogarciaar and more than 200,000 on... Read more
Bishop Barron to address U.S. pilgrims in Rome during Jubilee of Youth
More than 3,500 young American pilgrims are expected at a special event in Rome on July 30 during the global... Read more
Pope Leo XIV marks moon landing anniversary with call to U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing with a video call to U.S.... Read more
Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire
“I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God
Pope Leo XIV, who is on summer holiday at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, encouraged people in his Sunday... Read more
‘Charity doesn’t go on vacation’: Pope Leo XIV sends food to families in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to... Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives call from Netanyahu after Gaza church attack
Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army... Read more
Gaza church attack: Without warnings by priest ‘it would have been a massacre’
Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a... Read more
The Holy See at the UN calls for urgent measures to protect families
The permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, participated in this week’s “High-Level Political... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Orthodox-Catholic pilgrim group at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with a U.S. ecumenical group led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop... Read more
Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones
Pope Leo XIV encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to... Read more
