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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is real but does not have the last word

Aug 13, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded... Read more

The Catholic University of America.

Catholic University Press to publish Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral dissertation

Aug 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news. Read more

The Vatican City’s Governor’s Palace (Palazzo del Governatorato in Vaticano), the building that is the seat of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State in the Vatican Gardens.

Pope Leo XIV approves measures benefiting families of Vatican employees

Aug 11, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo has approved measures benefiting Vatican employees, expanding paternity leave, the rights of parents with disabled children, and granting... Read more

Pope Leo XIV in his Sunday Angelus on Aug. 10, 2025, urged the faithful to reflect on how they invest the “treasure” that is their life.

Pope Leo XIV urges mercy and vigilance in Angelus at St. Peter’s

Aug 10, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Leo XIV calls Catholics worldwide to invest their lives in compassion and mercy, urging vigilance and generosity in daily... Read more

Twenty-four-year-old Father Miguel Tovar of the Diocese of Cartagena, Spain.

Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’

Aug 9, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV told one of the youngest priests in Spain, recently-ordained Father Miguel Tovar, 24, to never lose “the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV and St. Augustine.

St. Augustine’s impact on the first 3 months of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate

Today marks three months since Pope Leo XIV first appeared on the central balcony of the Vatican basilica after being... Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with EWTN News anchor Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Aug. 7, 2025.

Rubio welcomes new ‘American’ dynamic in papal relationship, lauds Vatican diplomacy

Aug 8, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses his initial “almost surreal” interaction with Pope Leo XIV and the opening of a... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrams gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 6, 2025.

Papal lunch with poor scheduled for Aug. 17

The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Albano, Italy, on Sunday, Aug. 17,... Read more

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: The family is the first place we receive support to overcome life’s trials

In a video message to the third congress of the Pan-African Catholic Network for Theology and Pastoral Care, Pope Leo... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday catechesis on the Jubilee theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope” on Aug. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: God’s Eucharistic love is not by ‘chance’ but a ‘conscious choice’

Aug 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father in his Wednesday audience said St. Mark’s Gospel shows us that Jesus’ love for his disciples “is... Read more

The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan.

Pope Leo XIV, bishops commemorate 80th anniversary of atomic bombing of Japan

Aug 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“True peace demands the courageous laying down of weapons — especially those with the power to cause an indescribable catastrophe,”... Read more

Pope Leo’s message was received with a prolonged standing ovation.

Pope Leo XIV commends work of Knights of Columbus in message to Supreme Convention

Aug 5, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Leo XIV extolled the work of the Knights of Columbus in a prerecorded message for the Catholic fraternal organization’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV at Tor Vergata during the final Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to Medjugorje youth festival: The flames of hearts unite and light the way

Aug 5, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV encouraged the participants of the Medjugorje youth festival to unite the flames of their hearts so that... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025.

New Gallup poll finds Pope Leo XIV ranks most favorable among 14 figures making headlines

Aug 5, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The results of the survey found that Americans have the most positive image of Pope Leo XIV among the newsmakers. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd at the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV visits young Spaniard hospitalized during jubilee

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to Ignacio Gonzálvez, a 15-year-old Spanish boy who was hospitalized after collapsing during... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV expresses his ‘profound sorrow’ over death of migrants in shipwreck off Yemen

Aug 4, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In a gesture of closeness to the victims of irregular migration, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound sorrow” for the... Read more

Damage after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut explosion.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s tears are joined with ours’ on anniversary of Beirut explosion

Aug 4, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Lebanon commemorated on Aug. 4 the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut’s port in 2020. Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome’s outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025.

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

Aug 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August is for mutual coexistence. Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves at pilgrims from South Korea before the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth at the University of Rome Tor Vergata on Aug. 3, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea

Aug 3, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV announced that the dates of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of youth and pilgrims ahead of a vigil at Tor Vergata, Rome, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks to 1 million youth at jubilee: ‘Stay with us, Lord’

Aug 2, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pontiff was greeted Aug. 2 by joyous crowds on the 237-acre grounds of the University of Rome Tor Vergata,... Read more