Marriage is a ‘noble, exalted’ vocation, path to holiness, pope says October 20, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Sacramental marriage and traditional family life increase joy in the good times, give strength during hard times and are a path to true holiness, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope on a boat to speak peace with young adults October 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry Pope Leo XIV traveled 23 miles by car to board the “Bel Espoir” sailboat and speak to the crew about peacemaking.
Pope welcomes Russian pilgrims, prays they will be witnesses of hope October 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Welcoming a group of Holy Year pilgrims from Russia, Pope Leo XIV did not mention their country’s war on Ukraine, but he prayed that the pilgrims would let “the fire of Christian love” be kindled in their lives so it would warm “even the coldest and hardest of hearts.”
Vatican statistics show fewer priests, more lay missionaries October 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News In anticipation of the celebration Oct. 19 of World Mission Sunday, the Vatican’s missionary news agency shared statistics about the Catholic population, church personnel and the works they are engaged in.
British king’s Vatican visit to focus on ecumenism, ecology October 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The official state visit of Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican will focus on ecumenism and ecology, Vatican officials said Oct. 17.
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.
