Crying out to God can be sign of hope, not crisis of faith, pope says September 10, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Crying out to God during moments of extreme trial does not mark a crisis of faith but can reflect an act of total surrender to and enduring trust in God, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope: Church needs to promote greater study, understanding of Mary September 8, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marian Devotion, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church needs the theological study and model of Mary, Pope Leo XIV said, calling for a great promotion of Mariology in parishes, religious life and educational centers.
Pope inaugurates center, farm dedicated to zero-waste, inclusive economy September 8, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Surrounded by formal Italian gardens, ancient Roman ruins and long avenues of lush trees, Pope Leo XIV inaugurated a new “zero environmental impact” complex devoted to promoting Pope Francis’ teachings on caring for creation at the papal gardens in Castel Gandolfo.
New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says September 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints — two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Buried in Assisi, new saint is ‘true disciple’ of St. Francis, rector says September 4, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial teenager’s tomb.
Christ’s love is stronger than hatred, pope says at audience August 20, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Jesus’ love and forgiveness do not deny the truth of pain and betrayal, but they do prevent evil from having the last word, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope visits teen who fell ill during Jubilee of Youth, prays with family August 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family.
Don’t settle for less; God is waiting to transform your life, pope tells youth August 4, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people.
Thousands visit Blessed Frassati’s remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth August 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.
World will hear young people’s joy, shouting for peace on earth, pope says July 30, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News The enthusiastic joy of young people, who love Jesus and want all wars to stop, will be heard to the ends of the earth, Pope Leo XIV said, welcoming tens of thousands of cheering young men and women to Rome for their Jubilee.
Pope welcomes young people to Rome for jubilee, thanks media for promoting truth July 28, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Greeting tens of thousands of visitors crowded in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV welcomed all the young people who arrived in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth.
Jubilee of Youth chance to celebrate hope, fraternity in world at war, panel says July 27, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, social media, World News, Youth Ministry More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive July 28 for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers.
