Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire as US envoys meet leaders in Moscow and Kyiv
Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, coinciding with high-level diplomatic visits by American officials to…
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Vatican summit urges safeguards as AI transforms art and culture
A major international gathering at the Vatican this week is calling for robust ethical guardrails as artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the landscape of global art, culture,…
Pope Leo XIV calls for global prayer on environmental healing amid war’s toll
The Catholic Church and other Christian communities have entered a month-long period of reflection dedicated to the care of the natural world. Marking the 11th World…
Pope Leo XIV urges faithful to pray for universal access to clean water
The Holy Father has designated the care of water as the central theme for the Church’s prayer intentions in September 2026, calling on the global community…
Pope Leo XIV marks Marian feast with historic boat procession on Lake Albano
Pope Leo XIV made history on August 29 by becoming the first pontiff to cross Lake Albano by boat, participating in a water-based Marian procession at…
Pope Leo XIV seeks to lower heat on liturgy disputes while affirming Vatican II reform
Pope Leo XIV is wading into one of the Catholic Church’s most contentious internal debates, the divisions over liturgical practice and the reforms of the Second…
Pope Leo XIV tells Vincentian volunteers that prayer and service to the poor cannot be separated
Pope Leo XIV met with American members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at the Vatican on August 28, emphasizing that spiritual life and…
Vatican Diplomat Presses Lavrov Directly, Calls Ukraine War Unwinnable by Force
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States — its top diplomatic official — traveled to Moscow this week for a series of high-level…
Pope Leo XIV examines roots of Vatican II liturgical reform at general audience
Pope Leo XIV addressed the motivations behind the Church’s liturgical renewal at a general audience held August 26, 2026, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City,…
Cardinal Pizzaballa visits threatened Christian communities in West Bank
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church’s work in the Holy Land, traveled to Christian villages in the West Bank this month to express solidarity…