Jesuit Father James Martin says pope welcomes LGBTQ Catholics September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met privately Sept. 1 with Jesuit Father James Martin, an author and editor known for his ministry with LGBTQ Catholics.
Pope to his Augustinian confreres: Listen, be humble, promote unity September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Twelve years after ending two terms as prior general of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his confreres in the order to pray to the Holy Spirit for the gifts of listening, being humble and promoting unity.
Pope says true charity lovingly offers help, expects nothing in return September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News True Christian charity respects the person being assisted and sets no conditions for receiving help, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope prays for Minneapolis victims, denounces ‘pandemic’ of gun violence September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, praying publicly for the victims of the school shooting in Minneapolis, also prayed for an end to the “pandemic” of gun violence.
Live, act on faith; avoid ‘split’ personality, pope tells politicians August 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Even in countries with the strictest separation of church and state, being a Christian means living and acting like one, Pope Leo XIV told a group of politicians and civic leaders from France.
Pope sends his condolences after ‘terrible tragedy’ of school shooting August 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Schools, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent his “heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness” to all those affected by the “terrible tragedy” of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 people injured.
Pope pleads with Israel, Hamas to end violence August 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death.”
Hope is knowing God is near and love will win, pope says August 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Christian hope is not about avoiding pain and suffering but about knowing that God gives people the strength to persevere and to love even when things go wrong, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope to inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si’ during Season of Creation August 27, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Two months after celebrating a new Mass “for the care of creation,” Pope Leo XIV will return to Castel Gandolfo to formally inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si’, a place of education, ecology and spirituality in the papal summer estate.
Pope’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting August 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message will expand on the prayer he expressed the night of his election when addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Vatican ‘appalled’ by situation in Gaza, cardinal says August 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Even though what is happening in Gaza is shocking and prospects for peace in Ukraine seem more complicated than ever, Catholics must continue praying and hoping, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo’s first saints August 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization Mass Sept. 7, declaring the sainthood of two young Italians whose devotion to the Eucharist nourished a deep involvement in the cultures of their day.
