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Pope Leo XIV Highlights Importance of Witness of Families in Today’s World
Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 6 participated in the Vatican’s Festival of Families, where he highlighted the importance of the witness of families in today’s world.
Pope Leo XIV Proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Saints
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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 gifts from people from different countries.
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 “vocation” to care for creation.
Pope Leo XIV Pleads for Help for "humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan
Pope Leo XIV pleaded for assistance for the people of Sudan, who are experiencing violence, famine, natural disasters, and disease.
EWTN News/Studios: How to Watch the Canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
EWTN News and EWTN Studios will join forces in Rome from Sept. 3–7 to televise the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
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 inside the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome.
Pope Leo XIV Supports "important and urgent" Creation Day September 1
Pope Leo XIV has voiced his support for the Sept. 1 celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Creation, an ecumenical initiative encouraged by Pope Francis.
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Minneapolis School Shooting Victims, Laments "pandemic of arms"
Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and the children who die around the world from gun violence.
Pope Leo XIV Accepts Medal of St. Augustine: "It’s an honor held dearly"
Pope Leo XIV accepted the highest honor of the Augustinian order, the Medal of St. Augustine, in a video released on the saint’s feast day, Aug. 28.
Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Politicians to Follow the Gospel in Public Life
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public duties in a secular polity.
Pope Leo Prays for Victims of "terrible tragedy" in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting.
Pope Leo XIV: "Christian hope is not evasion, but decision"
Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace of suffering.
"Let there be peace!": Book of Pope Leo XIV’s Discourses to be Published August 27
On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses from the first months of his pontificate in a book signed by the pontiff.
Vatican Announces Theme for 2026 World Day of Peace
“Peace Be With You All: Towards an Unarmed and Disarming Peace” will be the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, the Vatican announced Aug. 26.
Pope Leo XIV to Inaugurate Integral Ecology Center in Castel Gandolfo in September
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: Lack of Priests is a "great misfortune" for the Catholic Church
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.
Pope Leo XIV Receives Exiled President of Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference
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: Jesus Challenges Presumption of Those Who Think They are Already Saved
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.
President Zelenskyy Shares Letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
“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.
