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…
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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,…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Assumption at Castel Gandolfo, reflects on enduring love as true beauty
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on the Feast of the Assumption at the Pontifical Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on August…
Pope Leo XIV Reflects on Liturgy as the Church’s Primary School of Prayer
Pope Leo XIV gathered with pilgrims and visitors at St. Peter’s Basilica on August 5, 2026, for his weekly general audience, offering a sustained reflection on…
Pope Leo XIV expands Vatican leadership roles to include non-cardinals in new constitution
Pope Leo XIV has promulgated a new constitution for Vatican City State, formally enshrining the eligibility of non-cardinals to serve as president of the governing commission—a…
Vatican releases framework for dioceses to assess synodal progress before 2028 assembly
The Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod released a document on July 27 titled “Recollecting,” designed to help diocesan teams across the world evaluate their implementation…