Articles by Kristina Millare
Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter’s Square
Nov 27, 2025 / 14:30 pmA towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on Thursday morning.
9 historic religious sites Pope Leo XIV will visit in Turkey, Lebanon
Nov 26, 2025 / 15:15 pmPope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon holds both spiritual and historical significance for the Catholic Church and its relations with the Orthodox Church as well as Islam.
Nigerian priest: Those responsible for killing Christians, Muslims should be held accountable
Nov 25, 2025 / 11:30 amNigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba told EWTN News that more must be done to hold people accountable for the deaths of Christians and Muslims.
Pope Leo XIV to Caritas: Be artisans of peace, serve every person with dignity
Nov 21, 2025 / 13:10 pmPope Leo XIV on Friday met with the leadership and staff of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s global charitable network operating in more than 200 countries.
Pope Leo appoints Nigerian priest assessor for general affairs of the Secretariat of State
Nov 19, 2025 / 14:53 pmFather Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, 44, succeeds Father Roberto Campisi, who was appointed permanent observer of the Holy See to UNESCO in September.
3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome
Nov 18, 2025 / 05:00 amHere are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul in Rome.
Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope
Nov 17, 2025 / 11:26 amMembers of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora hope the new pontiff will continue his papal predecessors’ solidarity with the Middle East’s most Christian country.
Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard
Nov 11, 2025 / 09:30 amThe Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed by one of its guards against two Jewish women.
Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’
Nov 5, 2025 / 16:33 pm“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov. 5 letter to seminarians.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates
Nov 3, 2025 / 11:04 amPope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for the late Pope Francis and for deceased cardinals and bishops.
Pope Leo XIV gives Catholic educators lessons from St. Augustine
Oct 31, 2025 / 16:20 pmPope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values from St. Augustine’s teachings: interiority, unity, love, and joy.
Pope Leo XIV commemorates Nostra Aetate anniversary with interfaith celebrations
Oct 29, 2025 / 05:00 amPope Leo XIV joined faith leaders Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Church’s declaration on relationships with non-Christian religions.
Pope Leo XIV approves decrees for 11 martyrs killed by Nazi Germany, communists
Oct 24, 2025 / 09:44 amPope Leo XIV approved the canonizations of 20th-century European martyrs killed “in hatred of the faith” under Nazi and communist regimes.
Pope Leo XIV criticizes pharmaceutical industry’s role in scourge of opioid addiction
Oct 23, 2025 / 15:26 pmIn a meeting with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, the pope directly spoke out against “unbridled consumerism” and its negative impacts.
Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ
Oct 22, 2025 / 11:24 amContinuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father said the mystery of Christ’s resurrection can “change one’s outlook on the world.”
Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom
Oct 21, 2025 / 14:07 pmAuthoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an Aid to the Church in Need report.
Political tensions surface amid celebrations honoring Venezuela’s 2 new saints
Oct 20, 2025 / 14:23 pmUnderlying political tensions have surfaced among Venezuelans in Rome celebrating the recent canonization of the country’s first two saints.
In second report, Vatican minor commission urges listening, reparations for abuse victims
Oct 16, 2025 / 11:18 amArchbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry spoke of the report’s efforts to emphasize the significance of “walking alongside victims and survivors.”
Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in first state visit to Italy
Oct 14, 2025 / 12:06 pmPope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday.
Pope Leo XIV: Authentic Marian spirituality brings God’s tenderness into the Church
Oct 12, 2025 / 10:30 amPope Leo XIV’s Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square was attended by 30,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.