One can’t serve God and money, pope says on day he signs text on poverty October 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News The Jubilee Year requires making a choice: serving God and justice or money and inequity, Pope Leo XIV said, marking the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions.
Elderly are a gift, blessing to be welcomed, pope says October 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Seniors, Vatican, World News Getting old is part of the wonder of creation and is a sign of hope, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope tells Swiss Guards they need each other to be all they can be October 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Welcoming new recruits from different regions of Switzerland to the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the pope said they are called “to form a united body, to create strong and healthy bonds of friendship.”
World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says October 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders.
God never gives up on his children, even when they fail, pope says October 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the joy of being loved by God despite one’s human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope’s liturgical calendar features many public celebrations in October September 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News With just a few months left in the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Leo XIV has a full calendar of public Masses scheduled for October.
Relentless effort, quick action are not always the answer, pope says September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In an overly frenetic world, the Gospel teaches the importance of stopping, resting and trusting in the Lord, Pope Leo XIV said.
All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said.
Palestinians are living in ‘unacceptable’ conditions, pope says September 17, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
Pope urges church to listen to sorrows of abuse victims, walk together September 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pain must never give rise to violence, and every Catholic needs to learn to safeguard with tenderness those who are vulnerable, Pope Leo XIV said during a prayer vigil dedicated to people experiencing pain and affliction due to illness, bereavement, violence or abuse.
Pope says his biggest challenge since election is being a world leader September 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News A series of excerpts was published Sept. 14, the pope’s 70th birthday, by the Catholic online news outlet, Crux, ahead of the Sept. 18 publication of the book, “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century,” in Spanish by Penguin Peru. English and Portuguese editions of the book will be released in early 2026.
Thousands of visitors celebrate Pope Leo’s birthday in St. Peter’s Square September 14, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Dozens of small handmade signs and large bold banners waved in the crowd of some 30,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square wishing Pope Leo XIV a happy birthday Sept. 14. Two gold mylar balloons with the numbers “7” and “0” were held up high.
