Category: Vatican News

As Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru await Pope Leo XIV for his 6th Apostolic Journey, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says the encounter with local communities “will be filled with memories, affection, and gratitude.” Read all  

Pope Leo XIV announces the theme for the 2027 World Day of the Sick, highlighting the role of Christian communities and civil society in caring for the sick, the elderly, and those who suffer. Read all  

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to journalists on the sidelines of an event at the Pontifical Urbaniana University and comments on the US midterm elections and the China-Holy See Agreement. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV appoints Jesuit Fr. Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico and Professor Claudia Leal Luna as Undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Read all  

Pope Leo XIV sends a video message to a conference in Rome exploring the face of the universal Church in China, and encourages Catholics to preserve unity in diversity, not uniformity. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in memory of the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the past year. In his homily, he invites the faithful to reflect on the mystery of death “without fear,” because praying for the deceased “is to celebrate life.” Read all  

The renowned American singer-songwriter and poet—a Nobel laureate in literature, currently touring Italy with a stop in Rome—was received this afternoon at the Apostolic Palace by Leo XIV. The Pontiff had previously quoted his lyrics in the preface to a book on disarmament. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with Chilean President José Antonio Kast Rist, who meets afterwards with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher to discuss “several matters of common interest at the regional and international levels.” Read all  

The Laudato Sì Platform’s fifth annual report highlights growing participation, initiatives led by religious congregations and Catholic communities worldwide, and new tools to strengthen the Church’s commitment to integral ecology. Read all  

During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo asks for prayers for his imminent Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, and recalls two upcoming beatification celebrations as well as the liturgical memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, a saint who he said teaches us how to be led by Christ in our daily lives. Read all … Continue reading “Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to pray for Apostolic Journey to Latin America”

During the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV focuses on how Christians can engage in economic and political life in order to build peace, as he continues his reflection on the 1965 Pastoral Constitution ‘Gaudium et Spes.’ Read all  

Meeting with Church foundations that assist Eastern Christians, Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue between culture and history in search for an “unarmed and disarming peace.” Read all  

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to three Latin American countries, the Vatican releases statistics of the Catholic Church in Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where the Church remains active in parishes, education, and charitable outreach. Read all  

Ahead of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey to Latin America, the Holy See Press Office offered journalists a briefing on Tuesday, November 3, on the papal journey which will see Pope Leo visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where the Holy Father served for decades as a missionary and Bishop. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of November, and invites Catholics to pray “for the proper use of wealth,” so that we may recognize that true wealth lies not in accumulating or possessing, but in giving with love. Read all  

In a letter to the Bishops of France, Pope Leo XIV expresses appreciation for his Apostolic Journey and urges the Church to support young people and victims of abuse. Read all  

In his message for the 2026 World Youth Day, celebrated in dioceses across the world on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to allow Christ into their lives and the divisions that afflict their communities. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Verano Cemetery in Rome on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, and recalls that our bond with the dead is not broken but transformed in our faith in Christ. Read all  

The Bishops of Nigeria are calling for free and peaceful elections, with three days of prayer and fasting being observed throughout Nigeria ahead of the vote. Read all  

More than 300 young Catholics, both Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking, gathered over the weekend to celebrate hope and unity at an event organized by the St James Vicariate – a community of Hebrew-speaking Catholics belonging to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Read all  

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to Latin America, Guzmán Carriquiry, former Uruguayan Ambassador to the Holy See, reflected on the journey’s potential to renew faith, reconnect Uruguay with its Catholic roots, and promote unity. Read all  

Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Scheinig describes the atmosphere in Luján, the spiritual heart of Argentina, where Pope Leo XIV will visit on 11 November during his Apostolic Journey to Latin America. Read all  

Following an act of vandalism committed on 1 November in northern Israel against a Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya, the Maronite Archeparchy of Haifa firmly asserts that “such acts can neither be justified nor tolerated” and calls on the authorities to conduct an investigation. Read all  

Standing at the historical crossroads where Catholic missionaries first set out to evangelize Asia, the Church in Macau has marked four and a half centuries of sacred heritage while confronting the demands of the digital age. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV welcomes the evacuation of hundreds of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky under a rare six-day ceasefire brokered with the help of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. Meanwhile, uncertainty remains for those still living in the devastated town. Read all