Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo March 20, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, who graduated from the lower school of St. Mary of the Assumption on the city’s South Side in 1969, greeted and reminisced with 10 of his 82 former classmates after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 18.
Pope Leo XIV meets Spanish royals at Vatican, renewing crown’s historic bond with Basilica of St. Mary Major March 20, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV received King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace March 20, ahead of a solemn ceremony in which the Spanish king renewed a centuries-old bond with the Basilica of St. Mary Major by taking possession of his hereditary title as its protocanon.
Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October March 19, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the Church’s discussion on marriage and family in light of “Amoris Laetitia.”
Communion of faithful, not just clergy, shares role in safeguarding faith, pope says March 18, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News All baptized Christians share in the Church’s mission and, guided by the Holy Spirit, are fit for renewing and building up the Church, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
Vatican appeals court declares partial mistrial in Cardinal Becciu trial March 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s appeals court declared a partial mistrial in the high-profile financial misconduct case involving Cardinal Angelo Becciu and other defendants, citing procedural errors by prosecutors in the Vatican trial that led in 2023 to a jail sentence for the cardinal on several counts of financial embezzlement.
Pope Leo grants audience to Opus Dei critic as reform of statutes continues March 17, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met March 16 with Gareth Gore, the British financial journalist and author of a book that levels allegations of exploitation and human trafficking against Opus Dei, accusations that the Catholic organization calls “absolute nonsense.”
Vatican releases schedule for Pope Leo XIV’s first Africa trip March 17, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will travel a total of more than 11,000 miles on 18 flights across four African countries in April on a 10-day trip that highlights peace efforts, the works of mercy, and the Catholic Church’s vibrant presence on the continent.
Every Church institution must listen to victims of abuse, Pope Leo XIV says March 17, 2026By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Addressing the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors March 16, Pope Leo XIV underlined the importance of preventing abuse in the Church, insisting that such responsibility must be concretely confronted and not delegated.
Pope Leo XIV urges media to show human face of war, not propaganda March 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has urged the media to show the human face of suffering amid war and to verify news so as not to recirculate “propaganda” or become a “mouthpiece for those in power.”
God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo XIV said, chastising those who use God’s name in their dark and deadly pursuits.
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran and since the Israeli military resumed strikes in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire.
In a return to tradition, Pope Leo moves into new home in the Apostolic Palace March 16, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV moved into his new apartments at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace March 14, the Holy See Press Office announced that afternoon in Rome.
