‘Be open to what the Lord has in store for you,’ Pope Leo tells SEEK 2026 attendees January 2, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry “Be open to what the Lord has in store for you,” Pope Leo XIV said in a video address to thousands of youth and young adults attending the SEEK 2026 conference.
New year marks time to usher in era of peace, friendship among all people, pope says January 2, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world is not saved by threatening violence or by judging, oppressing or getting rid of others, Pope Leo XIV said.
God’s plan of salvation is greater than ‘weaponized’ plots underway, pope says January 2, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The tenacious hope of people of faith, believing in a better tomorrow, keeps God’s plan of salvation alive in the world, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican says close to 3 million people saw Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025 January 1, 2026By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Close to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV from the time of his election in May through December, according to the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
Take time to review the past year with God, pope suggests December 31, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Before the final countdown to the New Year, Christians should take a moment to remember all God’s blessings of the past year and to reflect honestly on how they responded to those graces, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican agency says 17 church workers murdered in 2025 December 30, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Missions, News, Vatican, World News Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency.
Political authority should embody humility, honesty, sharing, pope says December 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News All power must be built on responsibility and service, Pope Leo XIV told local government leaders.
As Holy Doors close, cardinals emphasize God’s arms are always open December 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News The path to conversion, the door to God’s mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three major basilicas in Rome.
Families fostering Gospel values provide hope in dark world, pope says December 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, News, Vatican, World News Christian families must not let today’s tyrants suffocate their love and witness to Gospel values, Pope Leo XIV said.
Analysis: Pope Leo spends 2025 steadily navigating church, global waters December 29, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News This year has been extraordinary not just because of the papal transition, but because of the election of Pope Leo XIV himself.
‘Hope does not disappoint:’ A Jubilee for the history books December 27, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News For Archbishop Rino Fisichella, organizer of the Jubilee 2025 events and pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, the pope’s death “created a silence that was felt in the streets of Rome and the world, as well as in every Christian community.”
Missionary on the move: Where Pope Leo XIV might travel next in 2026 December 26, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon, he gave a hint on his flight back to Rome as to which other countries he might visit in 2026.
