The Holy See is weighing how to respond to the Trump administration’s invitation to join the Board of Peace, an initiative originally aimed at rebuilding Gaza that President Donald Trump now hopes to expand into a broader peacemaking coalition.
What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought the Vatican’s Holy Year 2025 – designated as “Pilgrims of Hope” – to an end.
Defense of Latin Mass restrictions was distributed among cardinals during consistory
Little is known publicly about the closed-door conversations held among the world’s cardinals when they gathered in Rome last week for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory.
Pope Leo Confronts Trump on His Own Terms
Since his election in May as the first American pope, Leo XIV has become a political and temperamental counterweight to an incendiary American president.
Why Christians Ignore What the Bible Says About Immigrants
Nothing can provoke anger quicker than mercy, when it’s directed to the wrong kind of people.
Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They responded by indicating continuity with Pope…
Pope Leo XIV ‘Very Disappointed’ With New Law In His Home State
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life.
Pope Leo summons world’s cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern the church
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located
Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.
Pope blasts ‘irrationality’ of military deterrence in first annual peace message
Pope Leo XIV insisted Thursday that peace was not only possible but necessary, as he blasted the “irrationality” of nuclear deterrence and the weaponization of faith in modern political discourse.
New NY archbishop — a Chicago priest, missionary, bridge builder — reflects Pope Leo’s style
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as the next archbishop of New York, marking a decisive shift in leadership style for one of the most visible dioceses in the United States.
Pope Leo’s first Vatican Christmas crèche carries message of peace
Pope Leo XIV unveiled his first crèches, or Nativity scenes, as pope on Monday (Dec. 15), a longtime tradition signaling the start of Christmas festivities at the Vatican.