Spiritual bouquet gathers more than 2 million offerings from 72 countries for pope’s birthday September 18, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV turned 70 on Sept. 14, and more than 2 million prayers and works from 72 countries around the world were offered for him for the occasion through an OSV News-organized initiative, making up one very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” of prayer, love and support.
Pope nixes ‘virtual pope’ idea, explains concerns about AI September 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
In interview, pope talks about abuse crisis, Trump, following Pope Francis September 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Clerical sexual abuse continues to be “a real crisis,” one that the Catholic Church still must learn to deal with, particularly in improving the way it helps survivors while also ensuring the rights of the accused are respected, Pope Leo XIV said.
Relentless effort, quick action are not always the answer, pope says September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In an overly frenetic world, the Gospel teaches the importance of stopping, resting and trusting in the Lord, Pope Leo XIV said.
All people must work together for peace, pope tells interfaith forum September 18, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said.
Palestinians are living in ‘unacceptable’ conditions, pope says September 17, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
Pope praises late duchess for her charity work, ‘Christian goodness’ September 16, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV praised the late Duchess of Kent, who joined the Catholic Church in 1994, for her “Christian goodness” and her many years of charity work and care for vulnerable people.
Pope phones Gaza parish as Israel launches new offensive on city September 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Just a few hours after Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV called the pastor of the city’s only Latin-rite parish to express his concern, his prayers and his closeness, the Vatican press office said.
Pope urges church to listen to sorrows of abuse victims, walk together September 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pain must never give rise to violence, and every Catholic needs to learn to safeguard with tenderness those who are vulnerable, Pope Leo XIV said during a prayer vigil dedicated to people experiencing pain and affliction due to illness, bereavement, violence or abuse.
Theology must address climate change, AI, other real concerns, pope says September 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Because “true knowledge of God is realized in a life transformed by love,” the Catholic Church needs theologians whose pursuit of understanding is framed by care for the real concerns of modern men and women, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope says his biggest challenge since election is being a world leader September 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News A series of excerpts was published Sept. 14, the pope’s 70th birthday, by the Catholic online news outlet, Crux, ahead of the Sept. 18 publication of the book, “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century,” in Spanish by Penguin Peru. English and Portuguese editions of the book will be released in early 2026.
Modern Christian martyrs show power of love in face of hatred, pope says September 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News The prayer service Sept. 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, commemorated 1,624 Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans and Protestants who died for their faith between 2000 and 2025
