Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV tells Order of Malta there is no charity without evangelization
Pope Leo XIV also met for the first time with the order’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, at the Vatican... Read more
‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?
Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes... Read more
Jubilee of Seminarians, Bishops, and Priests gets underway in Rome
More than 6,000 seminarians, bishops, and priests from five continents are in Rome this week to celebrate their jubilee as... Read more
Vatican backs report calling for financial reforms to alleviate global debt crisis
The document was presented at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on June 20 as one of the main... Read more
‘The Chosen’ cast visits Vatican after filming Crucifixion scenes in Italy
Jonathan Roumie, castmates from “The Chosen,” and director Dallas Jenkins are at the Vatican this week after wrapping up three... Read more
Vatican secretary for protection of minors: ‘Harming a victim is harming the image of God’
Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera contends that instead of a single reparative action, victims of abuse require “an in-depth process... Read more
Christ is God’s answer to humanity’s hunger, Pope Leo XIV affirms on Corpus Christi
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s kingdom”... Read more
Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’
“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,” Pope Leo XIV said in remarks following his Angelus... Read more
Pope Leo XIV tells politicians that AI should serve human beings, not replace them
Pope Leo XIV urged political leaders from around the world to promote the common good, warning especially of the threat... Read more
Leo XIV to celebrate his first solemnity of Corpus Christi as pope this Sunday
As is the tradition, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. John Lateran Basilica, the pope’s cathedral as bishop... Read more
Pope Leo XIV on AI: ‘All of us are concerned for children and young people’
Pope Leo XIV issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and... Read more
Italian government leads participants in Catholic Church’s jubilee this weekend
Members of Italy’s local and national governments will be the main participants in events for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV declares 174 new martyrs from Nazi camps and Spanish Civil War
Pope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French Catholics who died in Nazi concentration camps during... Read more
By disarming Iran, Israel’s ambassador to Vatican says his country is preventing World War III
Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See, Yaron Sideman, defended his country’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying... Read more
Pope Leo XIV praises the beauty and harmony of polyphony
At an event sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation, Pope Leo XIV said that polyphony is a musical form “full... Read more
Pope Leo XIV celebrates the 43rd anniversary of his ordination
On June 19, 1982, Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located... Read more
Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio transmitters, proposed solar energy site
During the June 19 site visit, the Holy Father blessed staff working in the central radio center on the Vatican’s... Read more
Pope Leo XIV speaks with astronomy students about ‘wonder’ of the universe
The pope spoke to students gathered as part of a monthlong astronomy and astrophysics summer school program hosted by the... Read more
‘The Chosen’ cast headed to Vatican for presentation, audience with Pope Leo XIV
Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in the series, is scheduled to present a gift from “The Chosen” to... Read more
Sacred or scandalous? Catholic shrines take different approaches to Marko Rupnik’s art
Shrines have covered up their now controversial mosaics by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik, but other institutions have taken a... Read more
