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Pope Leo XIV addresses thousands of Church and civil lawyers, judges, and others who work in the legal environment during the Jubilee of Workers of Justice, part of the yearlong Jubilee of Hope, in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 20, 2025.

Forgiveness is fundamental to justice, Pope Leo XIV tells legal professionals at jubilee

Sep 20, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Workers... Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives members of various religious congregations on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV highlights the value of the vow of obedience 

Sep 19, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“When it is professed and lived with faith, obedience reveals a luminous path of self-giving that can help the world... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the families of the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: Family is ‘a gift and a task’ for the Church, society

Sep 19, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in a meeting on the challenges to families in Latin America and... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke with Catholic journalist Diane Montagna in Rome this week, praising Pope Leo’s “Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel.”

Cardinal Müller praises Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel’

Sep 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller praised the “Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel” throughout the first four months of Pope Leo XIV’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV signals potential shift on China, talks Trump and Gaza

Sep 18, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV signaled he may be open to future changes to the Vatican’s controversial deal with China, saying that... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems

Sep 18, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,”... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV on Vatican’s finances: ‘I’m not losing sleep over it’

Sep 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Holy Father made the remarks as part of a wide-ranging interview with Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen. Read more

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 16, 2025, expelled from the clerical state an Italian deacon who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors.

Pope Leo XIV expels deacon from the clerical state for abuse of minors

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Italian permanent deacon Alessandro Frateschi, who was convicted of sexual offenses against minors, has been expelled from the clerical state... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV decries ‘unacceptable conditions’ in Gaza, urges release of hostages

Sep 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV said he was closely following the impact of Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 600,000... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with Catholicos Karekin II, the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, at Villa Barberini, the papal residence overlooking Lake Albano in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.

Armenian patriarch invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Armenia

Sep 16, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Catholicos Karekin II, the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, met Pope Leo for the first time on Sept. 16... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation on Sept. 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee of Consolation: Where pain is deep, hope in Jesus must be stronger

Sep 15, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

With a call to trust that Jesus is the one who dries the tears of those who suffer, Pope Leo... Read more

Pope Leo XIV is pictured here with his Augustinian brothers in Rome on Sept. 15, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV meets with his Augustinian brothers in Rome

Sep 15, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Monday received the participants of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine, with whom... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over an ecumenical commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of faith of the 21st century at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sept. 14, 2025.

‘No one can silence their voice’: Pope Leo XIV honors modern martyrs at ecumenical service

Sep 14, 2025

By David Ramos

The Sept. 14 liturgy brought together Orthodox, Eastern, and Protestant leaders along with ecumenical organizations and Vatican officials. Read more

Pope Leo XIV at a window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace leads pilgrims in reciting the Angelus, on Sept. 14, 2025, the pope’s 70th birthday.

Pope marks 70th birthday at Sunday Angelus: ‘I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents’

Sep 14, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

On Sunday, his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV presided at the recitation of the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves at the crowds of people who braved a rainy morning for the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025.

‘Happy birthday, Pope Leo!’: EWTN viewers around the world share songs, prayers

Sep 14, 2025

By Alyssa Murphy

Here are some of the ways millions across the globe are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday.    Read more

Pope Leo XIV is pictured here during a past birthday celebration when he served as bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru.

Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian birthdays: Simplicity, closeness, and community

Sep 13, 2025

By Diego López Marina

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Robert Prevost celebrated various birthdays in Chiclayo, Peru, with gestures marked by simplicity, closeness,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology on Sept. 13, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges theologians to defend creation and human dignity in the age of AI

Sep 13, 2025

By Francis X. Rocca

Citing the examples of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, he said the great masters of the past modeled a... Read more

Ferrara, Italy, resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025.

Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce

Sep 13, 2025

By Francis X. Rocca

The updated regulations require Vatican offices to welcome and support employees with disabilities, including by providing accommodations where needed. Read more

Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, presents his credentials to Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 13, 2025.

New U.S. ambassador to the Vatican presents credentials to Pope Leo XIV

Sep 13, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday morning received Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, in the Vatican’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops on Sept. 11, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: Inappropriate behavior of the clergy ‘cannot be kept in a drawer’

Sep 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV exhorted new bishops to address issues related to inappropriate behavior on the part of the clergy: “They... Read more