Advertisement

Papacy

Pope Leo XIV presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: My Priority is the Gospel, Not Solving the World’s Problems

Sep 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,” out now in Spanish and next year in English.

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on May 8, 2025 wearing the traditional garb for a new pope, a red mozzetta and a stole over a white rochet and his new white cassock. (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN)

Pope Leo XIV’s Countercultural Past and Clues for the Future

May 11, 2025

Since the papal conclave elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, many have been watching intently for clues as to how Pope Leo XIV will follow or depart from the path set by his late predecessor. Observers have noted his choice of a traditional papal name and his decision to wear the red cape called a mozzetta at his first appearance on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica — both signs of contrast with the maverick Pope Francis. 

Latest headlines

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Kontagora/Society of African Missions (SMA)

Missionary Congregation Joins Call for Prayers for 265 Children still Held after Nigerian School Abductions

Late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)

South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Mozambique’s National Youth Celebrations Open with Call for Young People to Lead Healing, Renewal of the Country

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“A nation cannot build new roads on old wounds”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

Bishop Anselm Umoren, the Auxiliary Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Neglecting Education is Creating a “dysfunctional future” for Nigeria: Catholic Bishop

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

Trending

Fr. John Berinyuy Tatah. Credit: Bamenda Archdiocese

Last of Six Abducted Catholic Priests in Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese Regains Freedom

Credit: DiaCENCO

DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Launch Construction of National Shrine Honoring Blessed Anuarite

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: CUEA

African Centre of Theology and Canon Law Conference in Kenya Lauded as “truly an important moment”

Mons. François Halyday Mbouangui. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville

New Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi Diocese in Congo Brazzaville Acknowledges Fears, Appeals for Prayers

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Powerful Moments from Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Credit: Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Christian Entity Calls for Justice for Employee Assaulted by Police in UK while Protesting Atrocities in Sudan

Fr. Emmanuel Ezema. Credit: Zaria Diocese

Appeal for Prayers as Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Residence in Nigeria Remains Missing

Credit: Mitume Radio

“Bring laughter back into our homes,” Kenyan Archbishop Urges Women to Restore Joy in Families

A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

Nigerian, Iraqi Priests Tell of Aiding Persecuted Christians Seen in Photo Exhibit

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

Videos