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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV calls on Catholics to lead in ethical AI development

Nov 7, 2025

By Courtney Mares

In a message to the Builders AI Forum at the Vatican in Rome, Pope Leo said the development of AI... Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, founded by St. Claudine Thévenet, and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, known as the Scalabrinians, in the consistory hall at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: We should allow ‘ourselves to be challenged’ by those who suffer

Nov 7, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV told two women’s religious congregations that we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of... Read more

Archbishop Gintaras Grušas and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Nikitas Loulias present the signed updated Ecumenical Charter to Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical Charter

Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members representatives of the Christian Churches of Europe, who met... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas

Nov 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’

Nov 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov.... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges world not to forget Myanmar; says Easter ‘gives hope to everyday life’

Nov 5, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar as the country’s... Read more

Pope Leo answers questions from journalists as he leaves Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican on Nov. 4, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV urges dialogue on Venezuela tensions

Nov 4, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that dialogue is the solution to rising tensions with Venezuela. Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado with eight spiritual leaders including Sister JoAnn Persch attempt to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, facility and were not admitted Nov. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention

Nov 4, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered. Read more

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ, in an interview with EWTN in 2020.

Pope Leo XIV asks Rupnik accusers to be patient

Nov 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV asked alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik to have patience as a trial on the priest’s alleged... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during his general audience on Sept. 24, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of November

Nov 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of November is for the prevention of suicide.  Read more

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Vatican to release new document on polygamy at end of November

Nov 4, 2025

By CNA Staff

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish a new document on marriage in the context of ongoing... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, prays before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child during the rosary vigil for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Feb. 28, 2025.

Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ as title for Mary

Nov 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released “Mater Populi Fidelis” (“The Mother of the Faithful People of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads the Church’s commemoration for his papal predecessor and 142 other bishops who died in the past year on Nov. 3, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates

Nov 3, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for the late Pope Francis... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass commemorating the faithful departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery on Nov. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Death is ‘a hope for the future’

Nov 2, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Pope Leo XIV said the Christian vision of death is not one of despair or nostalgia but of confident expectation... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire in Sudan, condemns post-election violence in Tanzania

Nov 2, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence... Read more

St. Peter’s Basilica.

CNA explains: What does it mean to be a doctor of the Church?

The title “doctor of the Church” recognizes those canonized men and women who possessed profound knowledge, were superb teachers, and... Read more

Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint John Henry Newman and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal.

Drawing inspiration from Newman: ‘Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today’

Nov 1, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did. Read more

On All Saints Day 2025, St. John Henry Newman was proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church

Nov 1, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian... Read more

Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City.

CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saint

Nov 1, 2025

By Daniel Payne

On the day the Church celebrates the Church triumphant in heaven, we take a closer look at the formal process... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a pilgrim at an Oct. 31, 2025, audience with teachers held as part of Jubilee of the World of Education.

Pope Leo XIV gives Catholic educators lessons from St. Augustine

Oct 31, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values from St. Augustine’s teachings: interiority, unity, love, and joy.   Read more