In first visit with Pope Leo, Archbishop Hebda delivers Annunciation letters to pontiff October 24, 2025By OSV News The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Letters from Annunciation students and their families in Minneapolis made it to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Oct. 1 — via Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis as he visited with Pope Leo for the first time.
Pope: Opioid crisis, cruelty toward migrants are new social ills October 23, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The current abuse of vulnerable migrants is not the legitimate exercise of national sovereignty, Pope Leo XIV said, but rather it represents a serious crime being committed or tolerated by the government.
Pope, British king share historic prayer in Sistine Chapel October 23, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV welcomed Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel.
Love, forgiveness defeat hatred, vengeance, pope tells chivalric order October 23, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV thanked the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for supporting the Christian communities in the Holy Land, especially during the “tragic days of war.”
Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo’s visit as ‘pilgrim of peace,’ Catholic clergy say October 22, 2025By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organizers say.
Pope to issue document on Catholic education, name St. Newman co-patron October 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will issue a document on Catholic education Oct. 28, marking the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on education, a top Vatican official said.
The risen Christ brings joy, hope along life’s journey, pope says October 22, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The joy of Christ’s resurrection can repair the widespread sadness and malaise in today’s world, Pope Leo XIV said.
Attacks on religious liberty increase, say cardinal, papal foundation October 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Religious freedom is not only a fundamental and essential human right, “it is also a pathway to truth and deeper communion with God and neighbor,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
‘Fundamental change’ needed to protect humanity amid arms race, says Vatican diplomat October 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, the Holy See’s U.N. apostolic nuncio and permanent observer, delivered a statement at the Oct. 17 general debate of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Pope thanks Roma, Sinti, Travelers for witness of faith amid hardships October 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Often literally pushed to the margins of cities and even parish life, Catholic members of the Roma, Sinti and Traveling communities are models of steadfast faith in the face of adversity, Pope Leo XIV said.
New saints show courage to defend faith, help those in need, pope says October 20, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Holiness flourishes in those who serve the weakest, and Christians should defend the truths of the faith, no matter the cost, Pope Leo XIV said, highlighting key traits of the new saints he proclaimed.
Pope Leo meets with coalition of survivors of clergy abuse October 20, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met with a coalition of survivors of abuse and victims’ advocates for the first time at the Vatican Oct. 20.
