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Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pontifical Academy for Life signs elderly care declaration with Muslim council, AARP

May 21, 2025

The organizations launched the initiative in order to help safeguard the elderly from abuse and to protect their human dignity, right to independence, and engagement in society.

Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on May 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Salvation does not come about by magic but by grace and faith’

May 21, 2025

At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of the apostle to the Gentiles.

Catholic Health building in Buffalo, New York.

UPDATE: New York Catholic health system to pay $3.3 million over alleged Medicare claim violations

May 21, 2025

A Catholic health care system in New York state has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over allegations that it violated federal Medicare reporting laws.

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations

May 21, 2025

Pope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was never set.

Students pose after being called to “Petra House” at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, April 28, 2025.

California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership

May 21, 2025

JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano is preparing to launch a “house system” to help students connect with one another and foster leadership.

At his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, where, he said, children and elderly are suffering.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience

May 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and for the entry of humanitarian aid.

The Catholic Church in South Korea is one of the few voices promoting reconciliation between the two countries.

Church in Korea keeps up quest for reconciliation between the peninsula’s two nations

May 21, 2025

Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few actors that keeps alive the hope for reconciliation.

With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: President Trump extols Pope Leo XIV, meets brother Louis Prevost

May 21, 2025

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met Pope Leo XIV's oldest brother, Louis Prevost, at the White House on Tuesday.

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“Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope,” written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News, is the first authoritative biographical portrait of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected the new Holy Father on May 8, 2025.

EWTN to release biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope

May 20, 2025

A new biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, will be available May 21 from EWTN and is now available for preorder. 

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Denver ‘Called by Name’ vocations campaign looks to plant seeds for new seminarians

May 20, 2025

The “Called By Name” campaign invites parishioners across the Archdiocese of Denver to nominate young men who they think may have the qualities to become a priest.

Monsignor Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate.

‘A close, affectionate, joyful voice’: How a former colleague of Leo XIV describes him

May 20, 2025

Based on his experience working closely with him at the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Monsignor Humberto González reflects on the qualities of Pope Leo.

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The Catholic University of America cuts staff positions to address $30M budget deficit

May 20, 2025

The Catholic University of America announced Monday that it has eliminated 7% of its workforce in its final step to address the university’s structural deficit.

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