Churches should be joyful places of sharing gift of faith, pope says November 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV was given the keys to the Church of St. Anselm on Rome’s Aventine Hill, a church whose history is closely tied to his namesake.
Bishops tell pope they’ll continue to stand with migrants, defend right to worship freely at Baltimore meetings November 11, 2025By OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican In a message to Pope Leo XIV at the start of their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops told the pope Nov. 11 that they “will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right to worship free from intimidation.”
Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine November 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Health Care, News, Vatican, World News The more fragile a human life is, the greater the responsibility of those charged with caring for it, whether in person or through the use of technology, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican says Swiss Guards investigating alleged antisemitic gesture November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican press office confirmed the Pontifical Swiss Guard is investigating an incident involving one of the guards who has been accused of making an antisemitic gesture.
Pope holds long meeting with Belgian abuse survivors November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV spent close to three hours listening to and praying with 15 Belgians who had survived clerical sexual abuse as children.
Dig deep, work patiently to keep church on solid foundation, pope says November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The construction site is “a beautiful image that speaks of activity, creativity and dedication, as well as hard work and sometimes complex problems to be solved,” the pope said as he celebrated Mass at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran Nov. 9, the feast of the basilica’s dedication in the fourth century.
Pope offers prayers for the Philippines, peacemakers November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News As people in the Philippines mourned the loss of more than 200 people and massive damage from a typhoon in early November and were bracing for an even more powerful storm, Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers.
Christian hope shows that the earth can resemble heaven, pope says November 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News At a Jubilee general audience in St. Peter’s Square Nov. 8, Pope Leo particularly welcomed pilgrims from the Jubilee of the World of Work
Caring for creation is part of peacemaking, pope tells COP30 November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News As the international community rightly focuses on resolving war and conflict, countries must recognize that “peace is also threatened” by climate change and environmental destruction, the pope said in a message to the Leaders Summit of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Missionaries transform world by transforming lives, pope says November 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News Being a missionary means bringing the Gospel and its values into the world and transforming the lives of individuals, which can and must transform societies, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic technologists to spread the Gospel with AI November 7, 2025By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church’s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel.
Ahead of World Day of the Poor, first laundry for the poor under Pope Leo opened in Parma November 7, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News During the pontificate of Pope Francis, the papal laundries for the poor were traditionally named after the pope. Pope Leo XIV asked that during his pontificate, they be named after St. Francis of Assisi.
