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Market in Shevchenkove settlement in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine after a 2023 Russian rocket strike. / Credit: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"Charity doesn’t go on vacation": Pope Leo XIV Sends Food to Families in Ukraine

Jul 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to families who have suffered from Russia’s recent attacks.

Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, and Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0/Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Receives Call from Israel Prime Minister,Netanyahu, after Gaza Church Attack

Jul 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army attack on Holy Family Church in Gaza.

A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed two and injured several people on July 17, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

After Deadly Attack on Catholic Parish in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV Urges Immediate Ceasefire

Jul 17, 2025

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope Leo XIV issued a call for an immediate ceasefire.

Leonardo Donno and Moreno il Biondo in action during the Charity Soccer Match "Partita del Cuore" on July 15, 2025 in L'Aquila, Italy. / Credit: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV Cheers on Charity Soccer Match for Children from War Zones

Jul 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to support sick and injured children from war zones.

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV’s Hometown, Dolton Village, Purchases His Childhood Home for $375,000: Update

Jul 14, 2025

On July 8, the village of Dolton, Illinois, purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV waves as he enters Liberty Square in Castel Gandolfo to give his first public Angelus address from the lakeside town 18 miles southeast of Rome on July 13, 2025. / Credit: Stefano Costantino/EWTN News

At First Angelus from Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Greeted by International Crowd

Jul 13, 2025

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

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

Jul 11, 2025

In a message to participants at the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users of AI are jointly responsible for ensuring innovations uphold human dignity and the common good.

Pope Leo XIV (pictured at St. Peter's on June 1, 2025) issued a message of hope on July 10 in anticipation of the upcoming World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Ahead of World Day for Grandparents and Elderly, Pope Leo XIV Urges Hope, Care

Jul 10, 2025

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo XIV issued a message of hope to the elderly.

Two “popemobiles” have been given to Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Given Two Electric, Eco-friendly "popemobiles" for International Travels

Jul 7, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on his international travels.

Pope Leo greets throngs of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on June 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Announces Pope Leo XIV’s Public Mass Schedule for August and September

Jul 7, 2025

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September, following his current stay through July 20 at Castel Gandolfo.

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

Jul 5, 2025

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in 2014. 

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

Jul 5, 2025

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

Pope Leo XIV receives a drawing from a girl participating in the “Estate Ragazzi in Vatican” summer camp on July 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Speaks about War with Visiting Children from Ukraine

Jul 4, 2025

Pope Leo XIV met with children and adolescents participating in the Vatican’s summer camp for kids. Some 300 Ukrainian youth were also in the audience.

Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

This is Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of July

Jul 4, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for formation in discernment.

Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025.

“I offer assurance of my prayers”: Pope Leo XIV Expresses Spiritual Solidarity with Victims of Deadly Stampede in CAR

Jul 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with victims of the tragic incident at Barthélémy Boganda High School in Bangui Catholic Archdiocese in the Central African Republic (CAR), claimed at least 20 lives and injured dozens.

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot

Pope Leo XIV’s Hometown Votes to Purchase His Childhood Home

Jul 2, 2025

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV and the President of the Central African nation, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Church’s Role in Education, Healthcare Discussed at Pope Leo XIV’s Audience with Equatorial Guinean President

Jul 2, 2025

The Catholic Church’s role in promoting formal education and healthcare in Equatorial Guinea was one of the topics discussed during the June 28 meeting between Pope Leo XIV and the President of the Central African nation, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

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Apostolic Nuncio in Angola Urges Catholics to Show Spiritual Solidarity with Pope Leo XIV, to “Pray the Rosary daily”

Jul 2, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has urged Catholics to entrust the new Roman Pontiff to the maternal protection of the Virgin of Muxima and the guidance of the Holy Spirit by praying the Holy Rosary every day for Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV smiles and waves to a group of nuns during an audience with women religious on June 30, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Being rooted in Christ" Makes Unimaginable Possible: Pope Leo XIV to Women Religious

Jul 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV told a group of religious sisters that rootedness in Christ allows them to “do things they perhaps never thought they could achieve.”

Pope Leo XIV meets with the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on June 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV Seeks to Reestablish "full visible communion" with Eastern Orthodox

Jun 30, 2025

Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience.