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.
Facing the unknown, faithful can trust in God’s salvation, pope says October 7, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Celebrating vespers in the chapel of the Domus Australia in Rome Oct. 6, the eve of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, the pope said, “this devotion to Our Blessed Mother holds a special place in my heart.”
Pope thanks Knights for generosity, respecting life, charity October 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News Two of the most important tenets of the Catholic faith are the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the pope as the successor of Peter, who unites and guides the church, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope asks Vatican police to be witnesses of the Gospel through their work October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Police work is a service for the safety and security of people and institutions, Pope Leo XIV said, but it is also a way for Christians to give witness to their faith.
Pope condemns ‘rise of antisemitic hatred,’ Manchester synagogue attack October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV decried “the rise of antisemitic hatred in the world,” particularly as evidenced by “the terrorist attack in Manchester,” England, Oct. 2, an attack that killed two men.
Mission, migrants make church ‘catholic,’ cardinal says October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the Gospel with one’s neighbor, welcoming migrants who are Christian or setting off to a foreign land to share God’s love through charity and proclamation are concrete expressions of belief that the church is “catholic” and that God wants to save all people, said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Missions, News, Vatican, World News The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is an opportunity to remind all Catholics that the duty to welcome and assist migrants is also part of each person’s obligation to share God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said.
One can’t serve God and money, pope says on day he signs text on poverty October 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News The Jubilee Year requires making a choice: serving God and justice or money and inequity, Pope Leo XIV said, marking the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions.
Vatican publishes list of papal liturgies November-January October 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News From the solemn proclamation of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church to the Jan. 6 closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV has a full calendar of liturgies and prayer services in the coming months.
Cardinal Koch congratulates new archbishop of Canterbury October 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Vatican’s ecumenical office congratulated Anglican Bishop Sarah Mullally of London on her appointment as the next archbishop of Canterbury.
Elderly are a gift, blessing to be welcomed, pope says October 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Seniors, Vatican, World News Getting old is part of the wonder of creation and is a sign of hope, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope tells Swiss Guards they need each other to be all they can be October 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Welcoming new recruits from different regions of Switzerland to the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the pope said they are called “to form a united body, to create strong and healthy bonds of friendship.”