Peruvians reacted with a mix of joy and anticipation after Church leaders said there is an “80 percent chance” Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru later this year, likely between November and early December.

Two major medical groups have backed limitations on certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.

Pope Leo XIV urged Christian leaders on Feb. 6 to look to the examples of “spiritual giants” including Ss. Philip Neri, Ignatius of Loyola and Augustine as models for faith formation.

ope Leo XIV met Feb. 6 with leaders of Courage International, a Catholic apostolate that provides spiritual support to people with same-sex attraction who seek to live chaste lives in accordance with Church teaching.

The head of the Society of St. Pius X will meet with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Feb. 12 after the traditionalist group announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal approval, raising fears of a renewed schism.

More U.S. Catholic bishops have released messages of concern as tensions continue to soar amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, with clashes between protestors and enforcement agents flaring into deadly violence in cities such as Minneapolis, and former detainees revealing inhumane conditions in migrant detention centers.

Just as the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina were about to begin, Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic Church to recognize sport as an opportunity to offer much-needed human and spiritual guidance.

The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games opening Feb. 6 are not merely a display of athletic prowess, but an opportunity to rediscover sports as a means of fostering peace in a fractured world, said an official of the Archdiocese of Milan.

With his Feb. 6 installation, “he steps into a massive new role leading 2.5 million Catholics in New York,” but “he will be a man grounded by his love of God, the poor and the people he serves,” it said.

Human dignity must be placed at the center of achieving social justice and development, and faith-based organizations play a central role in that task, said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.