Pope Leo XIV demanded a ceasefire in the Middle East on Sunday in his strongest comments to date, directly addressing the leaders who launched the war in Iran.
Pope accepts resignation of Chaldean leaders after US bishop faces felony charges
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta, the leader of Chaldean Catholics in the Western U.S., the Vatican announced Tuesday (March 10), after Shaleta was arrested at the San Diego International Airport on Thursday on charges of…
Vatican Issues Cosmetic Surgery Warning: ‘Cult Of The Body’
Jesus will still love you as you age, even if you have a few wrinkles on your face, according to a Vatican document issued on Wednesday.
First American Pope Will Spend July 4 On Europe’s Migrant Front Line
Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from North Africa for Europe.
Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope
A breakaway Catholic traditionalist group on Thursday rejected the Vatican’s offer of talks, suggesting a collision course with Pope Leo XIV over its planned consecrations of new bishops without his consent.
Pope laments ‘ashes of international law’ left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy
Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and conflicts.
A broken Mary, the new pope and the mystery of the gospel
This past week, Pope Leo XIV bestowed a blessing on a chipped and half-broken statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus, which changed the life of the man who found it. Pope Leo bestowed upon it the title, “Our Lady…
Pope makes first visit to Roman parish, issuing call to humility and peace
In his first visit to a Roman parish since his election nine months ago, Pope Leo XIV urged parishioners to leave behind any attitude of division and conflict, and to instead cultivate peace and love through attention to the poor…
Mike Johnson Just Tried To Correct The Pope On The Bible. Seriously.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was mockingly accused by critics on social media of trying to “out-Bible the Pope” after he attempted to use scripture to defend the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda.
Pope Leo pulls back from the press in messaging shift
After a furious start to 2026 which saw Pope Leo XIV close the Holy Year opened by his predecessor, convene the world’s cardinals in Rome and deliver perhaps the most pointed speech of his pontificate yet on the urgency of peace, the pope has since grown…
Pope Leo Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Standoff With Yet Another Country
Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for “sincere and effective dialogue” to prevent violence and further suffering for the Cuban people.
Top Vatican official calls violence in Minneapolis ‘unacceptable’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV’s key adviser and the Vatican’s secretary of state, described the deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis as “unacceptable,” as a growing number of Catholic prelates in the United States have spoken against immigration…