2+ hour ago  (492+ words) The Local Organizing Committee for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 has officially announced the patron saints who will spiritually accompany the next major international gathering of young Catholics, which will take place in the South Korean capital Aug. 38, 2027. According to a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (996+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 26, 2026 " Pope Leo XIV ordained 10 new priests in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, urging them to keep the doors of the Church open and to remember that their mission is to welcome, not to exclude. "Today more than…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (165+ words) To the ends of the earth: during the first year of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, we have seen how his global journeys continue the modern tradition of papal travel, bringing messages of peace, unity, and faith across continents. Also, one…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago  (347+ words) The pontiff addressed "new problems" facing Catholic-Anglican dialogue in his meeting with Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual head of the Anglican Communion. Pope Leo XIV met with the archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, at the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1016+ words) On March 13, 2013, the world watched as white smoke gave way to an unexpected name. When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, everything had changed'his vestments, his role, even his name. The 265th Successor of Peter…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (993+ words) During his apostolic journeys, the Pope appears to everyone as a messenger of peace: his travels are what they should always be'bridges of dialogue, encounter, and brotherhood." With these words, Pope Leo XIV set the tone for what is quickly…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (730+ words) The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scenes that will adorn St. Peter's Square and the Paul VI Audience Hall this Christmas as well as those who prepared the tree's decorations....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned that modern conflicts and widening social disparities are eroding respect for human life and equal access to health care, telling members of the Pontifical Academy for Life that "all lives are not equally respected…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (892+ words) The village of Dolton purchased Pope Leo XIV's boyhood home for $375, 000 on Tuesday, July 8, after the village board unanimously approved its purchase at a special meeting the week before." Newly-elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (769+ words) The Church has welcomed a new Doctor of the Church. On November 1st, Pope Leo XIV declared St John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Church." There were several locations around the Eternal City that played a crucial role in Newman's…...