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This is Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the month of October
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of October is for collaboration between different religious traditions.
Pope Leo XIV Restores Custom of Christmas Day Mass
The Vatican has announced Pope Leo’s Mass schedule for Nov. 1 through the end of the Christmas season in January 2026.
Pope Leo XIV Responds to Aspiring Doctor Who Asks "What does the future hold for us?"
Pope Leo XIV responded with a father’s heart to a 21-year-old Roman medical student who asked him “What does the future hold for us?”
Vatican Says Catholics Must Respond to Artificial Intelligence Threat to Authentic, Human Communication
The pope’s choice of theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communications 2026, published Monday, is “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.”
Pope Leo XIV: "European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism"
Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 29 received the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV Entrusts Ministry of Catechist to 39 at Jubilee Celebration
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday entrusted the ministry of catechist to 39 men and women in St. Peter’s Square, giving each one a crucifix as a sign of their mission.
Pope Leo XIV to Proclaim St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church on Nov. 1
Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints.
Pope Leo XIV Marks Jubilee of Catechists, Urges Them to Teach Relationship with Jesus
Pope Leo XIV marked the Jubilee of Catechists on Saturday, urging practitioners of the Church’s lay teaching ministry to hand on the faith.
Pope Leo XIV Chooses Theme for 34th World Day of the Sick: "The compassion of the Samaritan"
The theme focuses on the Gospel figure of the Good Samaritan, “who shows love by taking care of the wounded and abandoned man on the road.”
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Italian Catholic Priest His New Personal Secretary
Bishop Giovanni Paccosi of San Miniato announced Sept. 27 that Pope Leo XIV has named Father Marco Billeri, a priest of the Italian diocese, as his second personal secretary.
Pope Leo XIV Names First Head of Major Vatican Department
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.
Vatican Struggles Against Spread of "deepfake" Images of Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican communications team said it has reported hundreds of accounts, mostly on YouTube, posting deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms 2-state Solution for Holy Land, Warns of Escalating War in Ukraine
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.
Pope Leo XIV: "It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI"
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 to Religious: "God found not one, but many strong and courageous women"
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.
"Those who truly love them work for peace": Pope Leo XIV on Palestinians
Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to those living in the Gaza Strip during his weekly Angelus message on Sept. 21, 2025.
Forgiveness Fundamental to Justice: Pope Leo XIV to Legal Professionals at Jubilee
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 Highlights Value of Vow of Obedience, Says "not very fashionable today"
“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.
Family "a gift and a task" for Church, Society: Pope Leo XIV
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: My Priority is the Gospel, Not Solving the World’s Problems
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.
