World hunger is ‘collective failure,’ pope says on World Food Day October 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The pope drove across Rome Oct. 16 to address world leaders and government representatives at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. In addition to marking World Food Day, the delegates were celebrating the 80th anniversary of FAO’s establishment.
Pope recommends ‘Litany of Humility’ for church officials October 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The “Litany of Humility,” which often is attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, “outlines a model that is valid for all those who exercise responsibilities in the church,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope, in official visit to Italy, praises joint action for the common good October 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Making the first state visit of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns, including war, migration, ecology and Italy’s declining birthrate.
Pope to hermits: Your isolation is a connection with God, others, creation October 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Vatican, World News Modern hermits seek solitude not to escape the world but to learn how to listen more closely to God, to their neighbors and to creation, Pope Leo XIV said as he met about 50 Italian hermits who came to the Vatican for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life.
Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations October 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and take up the annual collection that supports Catholic missionary work.
Vatican announces formal nomination of judges in Father Rupnik trial October 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the judges were formally nominated.
Just societies respect religious liberty, pope says October 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Religious freedom is “a cornerstone of any just society” and contributes to building peace, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope meets pilgrimage of Chicago labor union leaders October 10, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Greeting a pilgrimage of labor union leaders from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for helping “to create a society where all can flourish.”
Begun by Pope Francis, ‘Dilexi Te’ is 100 percent Pope Leo’s, cardinal says October 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”) on the church’s love for the poor, “is Pope Leo’s document. It is the magisterium of the church,” although Pope Leo himself wrote that it was begun by Pope Francis, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
Love for the poor is hallmark of faith, pope says in first exhortation October 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Many Christians “need to go back and re-read the Gospel” because they have forgotten that faith and love for the poor go hand in hand, Pope Leo XIV said in his first major papal document.
Bishop Seitz shares migrants’ stories with Pope Leo October 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Many immigrants in the United States are living with the same fear people experienced under the “tyrannical” communist governments of the past, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2 October 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.
