News
Families face crucial challenges today, including the right to life, Pope Leo tells diplomats
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (745+ words) Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) In his address to the diplomats accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, Pope Leo XVI spoke about…...
Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (316+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves people at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) ROME " Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with…...
Persecution against Christians needs to be addressed, Pope Leo tells Vatican diplomats
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (541+ words) Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Speaking to diplomats in the Vatican on Friday, Pope Leo XIV said the persecution of Christians remains "one…...
Bishops and government of Spain reach new agreement to compensate sex abuse victims
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (718+ words) The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Luis Arguello, centre and Jesus Diaz Sariego, President of Spain's Conference of Religious Orders, left, take part in a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Credit: Paul White/AP.) BARCELONA, Spain " On…...
Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings
19+ hour, 16+ min ago (352+ words) From left, Cardinals Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Stefen Brislin and Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio arrive at a press conference at the end of Pope Leo XIV's first Extraordinary Consistory, a special formal assembly convening the College of Cardinals from around…...
Pope says consistory must be free of personal, group ‘agendas’
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1188+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses the Opening session of the Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Vatican Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ROME " In arguably one of the most important meetings of his papacy so far, Pope Leo Thursday stressed the importance…...
Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (554+ words) Pope Leo XIV meets Cardinals and Bishops at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) ROME " Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of…...
US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela’s future in flux
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (870+ words) Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski poses in front of a traveling bronze sculpture titled "Angels Unawares," before blessing it, Feb. 10, 2021, in downtown Miami. (Credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP.) Faith leaders who minister to Christians in Venezuela and the Venezuelan diaspora in…...
Pope Leo starts new series of speeches on documents of Vatican II
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (523+ words) Pope Leo XIV delivers catechesis during his General Audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Speaking at his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV said the Vatican II ecumenical council has "prophetic and contemporary…...
Pope closes jubilee saying it opened new horizon of hope
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1268+ words) Pope Leo XIV closes the holy door in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot). ROME " Pope Leo XIV brought the Jubilee of Hope to a close Tuesday, saying it ought to serve as a turning point for believers…...