Kristina Millare

Kristina Millare is a freelance journalist with a professional communications background in the humanitarian aid and development sector, news journalism, entertainment marketing, politics and government, business and entrepreneurship.

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd during a jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Audience: The Cross of Christ is "greatest discovery" of Life

The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the “vocation” of every person to care for creation, including a performance by Andrea Bocelli. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Inaugurates Ecological Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV on Friday officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the...

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Opens Augustinians’ General Chapter with Call to Listening, Humility, and Unity

Nearly 100 Augustinian priests from around the world, who are participating in this year’s chapter, attended the pope’s Mass held...

Pope Leo XIV waves during his Wednesday audience Aug. 20, 2025. In a telegram dated the same day, he called moral theologians meeting in Colombia to “find a balanced synthesis” between “the laws of God” and the “dynamics of man’s conscience and freedom” in the spirit of St. Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls Theologians to Find "balanced synthesis" Between God’s Law and Human Freedom

Pope Leo invited participants attending the 17th International Congress of Moral Theology in Colombia to reflect on the world’s challenges...

Pope Leo XIV greets a young papal admirer in St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Invites Church to Pray and Fast for Peace on Queenship of Mary Feast Day

The Holy Father urged his listeners to ask the Mother of God and “Queen of Peace” to intercede for those...

Pope Leo XIV encouraged a mother to rely on the Virgin Mary as she raises her daughters in the faith. / Credit: Kara Gebhardt/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV: Turn to Mary When Temptations, Uncertainties Arise in Family Life

Pope Leo XIV shared advice with a devout wife and mother in a letter published in the Italian monthly magazine...

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025. / Vatican media screenshot

Pope Leo XIV: Bear Christ’s "fire of love" to Spread Peace Throughout the World

According to Pope Leo XIV, the “poverty of Christ” enables Christians to reflect deeper on its value in their own...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

At Assumption Mass, Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholics to Say "yes" to God

Approximately 200 people, including Castel Gandolfo Mayor Alberto de Angelis, attended the pope’s solemn Mass held at the pontifical parish.

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is Real but Does not Have the Last Word

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded...

Pope Leo XIV speaks to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday catechesis on the Jubilee theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope” on Aug. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

God’s Eucharistic Love Not by "chance" But "conscious choice": Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father in his Wednesday audience said St. Mark’s Gospel shows us that Jesus’ love for his disciples “is...

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd following his unexpected ride around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican following the Jubilee of Youth welcome Mass — which was celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella (right) — on July 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV prays for Egyptian Youth Jubilee Pilgrim Who Died in Rome, Speaks to 1 Million Other Pilgrims

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday offered heartfelt prayers for Pascale Rafic, a Jubilee of Youth pilgrim from Egypt who died...

Pope Leo XIV visits the historic telescopes located at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, 15 miles southeast of Rome, on July 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Director of the Vatican Observatory

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory.

Pope Leo XIV on July 25, 2025, addresses priests belonging to the Society of St. Xavier and participants of a monthlong seminary formators course at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Gives Priests 3 Tips to Build 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,...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV on Monday, July 21, 2025, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. / Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock

Palestine’s President Calls Pope Leo XIV Concerning Holy Land conflict

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in...

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Pope Leo XIV: Artificial Intelligence Developers, Users Share Responsibility to Promote Good of Humanity

In a message to participants at the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users...

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade. / Credit: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Castel Gandolfo for Summer Vacation

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by wellwishers upon his arrival to his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Sunday.

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Wukari, Nigeria

“Christians here are really suffering”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Displaced Families in Need of Support

Since his 2022 appointment, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship...

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Appoints New President to Lead Vatican’s Child Safeguarding Commission

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in...

Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pilgrimages "vital" for Christians' ife of Faith: Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father invited a large group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to...

Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Denounces Use of Hunger As "weapon of war" in Message to UN Conference

Pope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in a message to the U.N. Food...