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The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Leo XIV to Inaugurate Integral Ecology Center in Castel Gandolfo in September

Aug 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to inaugurate on Sept. 5 Borgo Laudato Si’, a development dedicated to the care of creation inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical.

Pope Leo XIV greets French altar servers during an audience on Aug. 25, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Lack of Priests is a "great misfortune" for the Catholic Church

Aug 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, with French altar servers.

Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez is president of Nicaragua’s bishops’ conference. / Credit: Alonso3215 (CC0 1.0)

Pope Leo XIV Receives Exiled President of Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference

Aug 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, who was expelled in 2024.

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during his Angelus address on Aug. 24, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Challenges Presumption of Those Who Think They are Already Saved

Aug 24, 2025

Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from Luke.

Pope Leo XIV gives his Sunday Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

President Zelenskyy Shares Letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day 

Aug 24, 2025

“With a heart wounded by the violence that ravages your land, I address you on this day of your national feast,” the pope wrote in the letter.

Pope Leo XIV views a gift from an attendee at the International Catholic Legislators Network meeting at the Vatican, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Legislators to Look to Augustine’s "City of God"

Aug 23, 2025

The pope called on parliamentarians to ensure that “power is tamed by conscience and law is at the service of human dignity.” 

Pope Leo XIV meets with a U.S. ecumenical group led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on July 17, 2025, at the Vatican, encouraging them to “return to the roots of our faith” in their pilgrimage to Italy and Turkey. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls Christians to Ecumenism to be Architects of Reconciliation and Peace

Aug 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV issued an ecumenical appeal to all Christians to be architects of reconciliation and peace throughout the world on the occasion of Ecumenical Week.

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Fasting and Prayer for Peace on Friday, Aug. 22

Aug 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace on Friday, Aug. 22, coinciding with the liturgical feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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

Aug 20, 2025

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

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

Aug 20, 2025

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

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the gates of Castel Gandolfo on Aug. 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Looks to Ukraine with Hope: "We must work hard, pray hard"

Aug 20, 2025

On Aug. 19, Pope Leo XIV expressed hope for an end to the war in Ukraine, noting that hard work and prayer are needed to achieve peace.

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

Aug 19, 2025

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

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

Aug 17, 2025

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

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

A Pontiff and His People: Pope Leo XIV Welcomes the World in His First 100 Days

Aug 16, 2025

Here are some of the best moments of Pope Leo XIV meeting pilgrims, visitors, and dignitaries during his first 100 days.

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Here Are 50 Notable Remarks by Pope Leo XIV During His First 100 Days

Aug 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has made numerous memorable remarks during the first 100 days of his pontificate (May 8 to Aug. 16). Here are some of the most notable.

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square, Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

From AI to the White Sox: Pope Leo XIV’s First 100 Days Break New Ground

Aug 16, 2025

Here are some of the highlights of the first 100 days of Pope Leo XIV.

Thousands fill St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of Youth welcome Mass on July 29, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Society of St. Pius X Pilgrimage Added to Vatican’s Jubilee Year Calendar amid Tensions

Aug 16, 2025

The Society of St. Pius X will hold a solemn high Mass and a procession to the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Aug. 20. 

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

Aug 15, 2025

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

Partial panoramic view of Vatican environs. / Credit: 7777777kz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican Publishes Regulations on Awarding of Public Contracts

Aug 14, 2025

The Vatican issued an update to its public procurement regulations to streamline steps in the Holy See’s contracting processes while maintaining integrity and transparency.

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

Aug 13, 2025

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