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Archbishop Filippo Iannone speaks at a press conference presenting the reform of canon law on June 1, 2021. Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 26, 2025, appointed Iannone as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, a department the pope himself once led. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Names First Head of Major Vatican Department

Sep 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a head of a major Vatican office since his election: Archbishop Filippo Iannone as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.

AI-generated photographs of Pope Leo XIV appearing to fall down a flight of stairs outside St. Peter’s Basilica circulated on the internet in June. / Credit: CNA/Screenshot

Vatican Struggles Against Spread of "deepfake" Images of Pope Leo XIV

Sep 25, 2025

The Vatican communications team said it has reported hundreds of accounts, mostly on YouTube, posting deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during his weekly general audience on Sept. 24, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms 2-state Solution for Holy Land, Warns of Escalating War in Ukraine

Sep 24, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday renewed the Holy See’s support for a two-state solution in the Holy Land and voiced concern over rising tensions in Ukraine.

In Pope Leo XIV’s first sit-down interview, published in Spanish on Sept. 18, 2025, the pope warned of the loss of humanity in the digital world of artificial intelligence (AI). / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: "It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI"

Sep 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV pointed to the loss of humanity in the digital realm and warned that “extremely wealthy” people are investing in AI and “ignoring the value of human beings.”

Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of several women’s religious orders in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Religious: "God found not one, but many strong and courageous women"

Sep 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV met Sept. 22 with Discalced Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land along with participants in the general chapters of three women’s congregations.

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus and listen to his Sunday message on Sept. 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

"Those who truly love them work for peace": Pope Leo XIV on Palestinians

Sep 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to those living in the Gaza Strip during his weekly Angelus message on Sept. 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV addresses thousands of Church and civil lawyers, judges, and others who work in the legal environment during the Jubilee of Workers of Justice, part of the yearlong Jubilee of Hope, in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Forgiveness Fundamental to Justice: Pope Leo XIV to Legal Professionals at Jubilee

Sep 20, 2025

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Workers of Justice on Saturday.

Pope Leo XIV receives members of various religious congregations on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Highlights Value of Vow of Obedience, Says "not very fashionable today"

Sep 19, 2025

“When it is professed and lived with faith, obedience reveals a luminous path of self-giving that can help the world rediscover the value of sacrifice,” Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Leo XIV greets the families of the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Family "a gift and a task" for Church, Society: Pope Leo XIV

Sep 19, 2025

At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in a meeting on the challenges to families in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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 waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV on Vatican’s Finances: "I’m not losing sleep over it"

Sep 18, 2025

The Holy Father made the remarks as part of a wide-ranging interview with Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Signals Potential Shift on China, Talks Trump and Gaza

Sep 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV signaled he may be open to future changes to the Vatican’s controversial deal with China, saying that he is in dialogue with persecuted Chinese Catholics.

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

Pope Leo XIV Decries "unacceptable conditions" in Gaza, Urges Release of Hostages

Sep 17, 2025

Pope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000 civilians remain.

Silvia Toma before participating in the vigil with Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 15, 2025. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News

Jubilee of Consolation: Mother Who Lost Her Only Son Never Reproached God for Anything

Sep 16, 2025

Silvia Toma has a scar on her soul: Four years ago she buried her 34-year-old only son, who had two little daughters.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation on Sept. 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Where Pain is Deep, Hope in Jesus Must be Stronger: Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of Consolation

Sep 15, 2025

With a call to trust that Jesus is the one who dries the tears of those who suffer, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation on Monday.

Pope Leo XIV is pictured here with his Augustinian brothers in Rome on Sept. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Augustinian Foundation Worldwide

Pope Leo XIV Meets with his Augustinian Brothers in Rome

Sep 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Monday received the participants of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine, with whom he said he felt “at home.”

Pope Leo XIV at a window of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, leading pilgrims in reciting the Angelus, on September 14, 2025, the pope's 70th birthday. / Vatican Media

"I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents": Pope Leo XIV Marks 70th Birthday at Sunday Angelus

Sep 14, 2025

On Sunday, his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV presided at the recitation of the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. The pope was visibly moved when musical groups in the square played “Happy Birthday,” a gesture greeted with applause, cheers, and the waving of signs bearing messages of gratitude and blessing.

Pope Leo XIV presides over an ecumenical commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of faith of the 21st century at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on September 14, 2025. / Elias Turl

"No one can silence their voice": Pope Leo XIV Honors Modern Martyrs at Ecumenical Service

Sep 14, 2025

Pope Leo XIV led an ecumenical commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of faith of the 21st century at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, stressing that “even though they have been killed in body, no one can silence their voice or erase the love they have shown.”

Illuminated drones reproduce Michelangelo's "Pietà" over St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on September 14, 2025. / Courtney Mares

Vatican Lights Up With Drone Show at Historic "Grace for the World" Concert

Sep 14, 2025

St. Peter’s Square became the stage for an unprecedented spectacle on Saturday night, involving more than 3,000 illuminated drones.

Pope Leo XIV waves at the crowds of people who braved a rainy morning for the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Happy birthday, Pope Leo!": EWTN Viewers Around the World Share Songs, Prayers

Sep 14, 2025

Here are some of the ways millions across the globe are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday.