Ambassadors call attention to starving Israeli hostages, Gazan civilians August 7, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, like Pope Francis before him, consistently has called on Hamas to release the hostages it kidnapped in Israel almost two years ago and has pleaded with Israel to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
Prepare space in your hearts for God’s love to grow, pope urges August 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While enjoying a summer break from school or work, Catholics should not neglect “the Lord’s invitation to prepare our hearts by actively participating in the Eucharistic sacrifice and by doing generous acts of charity,” Pope Leo XIV said.
The popes at Tor Vergata: From John Paul II’s vision to Leo’s witness August 5, 2025By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025, Vatican Twenty-five years after World Youth Day 2000, the world watched as another pope came to meet the youth of the church, again at Tor Vergata. Leo XIV, just a few months into his pontificate, stepped onto the world stage on a summer evening in 2025.
Pope calls for nuclear disarmament, real commitment to peace August 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities’ streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and disarmament, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope visits teen who fell ill during Jubilee of Youth, prays with family August 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family.
Journey together, seek real encounters, pope advises young people August 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and happily complete the journey of life or the journey of faith, Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young pilgrims meeting at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Pope offers prayers after shipwreck of migrant boat off Yemen August 4, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News As emergency workers searched for survivors and tried to recuperate the bodies of the dead, Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers for people impacted by the latest shipwreck of a migrant boat off the coast of Yemen.
The three questions young people asked Pope Leo XIV — and his answers August 4, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry After beginning the vigil with prayers, the pope engaged in a dialogue with several young people who asked him three questions.
Don’t settle for less; God is waiting to transform your life, pope tells youth August 4, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people.
Pope Leo stands with youth in Gaza, Ukraine, calls for dialogue, not war August 4, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
Pope Leo urges youth to find hope, friendship in Christ in uncertain times August 3, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity.
Thousands visit Blessed Frassati’s remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth August 1, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.
