Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire
“I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God
Pope Leo XIV, who is spending two weeks on summer holiday at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, encouraged people... Read more
‘Charity doesn’t go on vacation’: Pope Leo XIV sends food to families in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to... Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives call from Netanyahu after Gaza church attack
Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army... Read more
Gaza church attack: Without warnings by priest ‘it would have been a massacre’
Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a... Read more
The Holy See at the UN calls for urgent measures to protect families
The permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, participated in this week’s ‘High-Level Political... Read more
Gaza's only Catholic priest among injured in Israeli attack
The Holy Family Church in Gaza was hit Thursday amid a new wave of Israeli bombings, leaving several people dead... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Orthodox-Catholic pilgrim group at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with a U.S. ecumenical group, led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop... Read more
Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones
Pope Leo XIV encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to... Read more
Pope Leo XIV pays visit to Poor Clares who pray for him every day
Pope Leo XIV made his first “getaway” from Castel Gandolfo to visit the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: God’s love is so great that Jesus does not keep even his mother for himself
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on July 15 in the chapel at the Carabinieri station in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where... Read more
Rome readies for Jubilee of Youth: ‘You will never experience anything like this again’
“Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like... Read more
Pope Leo XIV greeted by international crowd at first Angelus from Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer... Read more
Priest shares how he battled depression, emerged from ‘dark pit’ of temptation to suicide
Spanish priest Salvador Aguado Miguel shares his testimony following last week's suicide of beloved Italian Father Matteo Balzano. Read more
Pope Leo XIV: AI developers, users share responsibility to promote good of humanity
In a message to participants at the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users... Read more
Leo XIV withdraws papal delegate after agreement avoids schism in Syro-Malabar Church
The specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church in... Read more
Pope Leo XIV appoints Iowa priest to lead mission diocese of Baker, Oregon
Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next... Read more
Vatican approves Marian devotion in Slovakia but doesn’t recognize apparitions
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith granted a nihil obstat of Marian devotion surrounding the alleged apparitions of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives Ukrainian president Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo
According to an official statement from the Holy See, the two leaders discussed the ongoing conflict and “the urgency of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for creation with Latin prayers in Castel Gandolfo gardens
“We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize... Read more
