Browsing News Entries
Pope Leo XIV to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7
Posted on 05/4/2026 05:46 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7 at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. They had already met a year ago in light of the Mass marking the official beginning of the Pope’s pontificate.
Pope: Care for poor difficult but ‘integral part of Christian life’
Posted on 05/4/2026 04:37 AM ()
As he meets with members of Catholic Charities, Pope Leo XIV encourages the American Caritas-affiliate never to succumb to discouragement despite challenges, noting that care for the poor is an integral part of authentic Christian life.
Pope Leo XIV meets President Tómasdóttir of Iceland
Posted on 05/4/2026 04:36 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives in audience in the Vatican the President of the Republic of Iceland who subsequently held talks with members of the Secretariat of State.
Mercy on the streets of Mexico City
Posted on 05/4/2026 02:38 AM ()
On the streets of Mexico City, numerous women are trapped in a cycle of prostitution, often marked by violence, poverty, and exclusion. In this situation, the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer go out each day to meet them and offer a presence that restores dignity, transmitting God’s closeness and the concrete witness of his mercy.
50 years on, Pope remembers victims of deadly Italian earthquake
Posted on 05/3/2026 13:25 PM ()
On the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake, which killed some 1,000 people and left over 150,000 homeless, Pope Leo prays that "the memory of this tragic event" will inspire a "renewed commitment to the values of fraternity and charity.”
Pope at Regina Caeli: ‘Anticipate heaven on earth’
Posted on 05/3/2026 04:52 AM ()
At the Regina Caeli prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo says that faith “frees our hearts from the anxiety of having and achieving”, and calls on Christians to "reveal to all that fraternity and peace are our calling.”
Pope remembers journalists who lost their lives due to violence and wars
Posted on 05/3/2026 04:48 AM ()
Recalling the annual World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3rd, Pope Leo XIV remembers the many journalists and reporters who have become victims due to wars and violence.
Pope Leo XIV receives first copy of book “Free under Grace”
Posted on 05/2/2026 12:30 PM ()
The first copy of the book in Italian, available from Monday, May 4, has been presented to the Pope. The volume contains his writings from when he served as Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine.
Mozambique Bishop appeals for solidarity after church set on fire by jihadists
Posted on 05/2/2026 11:32 AM ()
Jihadists have attacked another parish in Mozambique, in the province of Cabo Delgado. Bishop Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo calls for international solidarity, saying that "for nine years churches and chapels have been destroyed and burned.”
Pope ordains four bishops for Rome: Be men of peace and unity
Posted on 05/2/2026 09:43 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of the Diocese of Rome, ordains four priests as auxiliary bishops, urging them to remain available to all, to proclaim God’s closeness, and to rekindle hope.