Vatican

Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says

At his general audience, Pope Leo XIV said that Jesus shows the way to finding hope amid challenges and suffering.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope sends his condolences after 'terrible tragedy' of school shooting

Hours after the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, the Vatican secretary of state sent a telegram in the pope's name to Archbishop Hebda.

Statement of U.S. Bishops' Vice President on Shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis

"Let us all beg the Lord for the protection and healing of the entire Annunciation family.”

War & Peace

Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence

"Let us implore Mary, Queen of Peace, source of consolation and hope: may her intercession obtain reconciliation and peace in that land so dear to all," Pope Leo XIV...

Vatican

Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo's first saints

After a delay caused by the death of Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over the canonizations of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlo Acutis...

On 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Faithful Encouraged to Renew Commitment to Racial Equality and Justice

Bishop Campbell, chairman of the USCCB's Subcommittee on African American Affairs, and Bishop Perry, chairman of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism mark the...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Most Reverend Jose Arturo Cepeda as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Jose Arturo Cepeda as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio transferring him from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit.

Vatican

Authentic faith is seen in love of God and neighbor, pope says

Before reciting the Angelus prayer with visitors in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV had a private meeting in the Apostolic Palace with first-year students at the...

Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Christians are called to help world find peace, reconciliation, pope says

"The followers of Christ are summoned to become artisans of reconciliation: to confront division with courage, indifference with compassion and to bring healing where...

Pope Leo XIV

Building God's kingdom requires listening, dialogue, pope says

In a message to young adults attending the Communion and Liberation Movement's annual gathering in Rimini, Italy, Pope Leo XIV emphasized how Catholics, while holding...