About 1,300 people, including 700 children, joined Pope Leo XIV in praying the Rosary at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on October 1, asking for peace for children affected by war and violence worldwide.
The final report of the Synod of Bishops’ Canon Law Commission proposes amendments to the Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church, including provisions concerning lay participation, Episcopal Conferences and participatory bodies.
Christians must first rediscover peace within the Church and among the Churches if they are to contribute to peace in society, said Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
Pope Leo XIV met seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse in Lourdes, France, on September 27, expressing his closeness to those who continue to suffer from the “wounds of abuse.”
Pope Leo XIV told the Bishops of France that the Catholic Church has a prophetic role in public life and urged them to defend its freedom to evangelize, educate and worship publicly.
Pope Leo XIV prayed for France, peace and those who suffer as he visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday, September 26, during his apostolic journey to France.
Pope Leo XIV called on France to defend human dignity, promote peace and protect the common good as he began his four-day apostolic journey to the country on September 25.
Pope Leo XIV’s early writings on St. Augustine and the challenges facing the Church have been released in English, offering readers a collection of homilies, addresses, messages and letters from the years before he became Pope.
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to recognize Christ in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy, telling a Spanish organization that serving the most vulnerable is both a demanding mission and a profound encounter with Christ.
Pope Leo XIV met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Vatican on August 20, with discussions focusing on efforts to stabilize southern Lebanon and advance a just and lasting peace amid continuing tensions with Israel.
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his solidarity with victims of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Aug. 15, killing dozens of people and leaving thousands displaced.
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for an end to violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, urging the international community to work toward a two-state solution as the path to a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land.
Pope Leo XIV has sent an initial emergency contribution of €100,000 to dioceses in Colombia affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the western part of the South American country, Vatican News reported.
Pope Leo XIV has urged women and men religious to strengthen communion, embrace the diversity of their charisms and help young people discern their vocation as they confront what he called the “globalization of indifference and of powerlessness.”
Jordan has begun preparations for the 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus Christ, with government and Christian leaders coming together to coordinate plans for the landmark celebration in 2030.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is scheduled to meet young people from across the Mediterranean during the 11th edition of the Carta di Leuca, an international gathering focused on dialogue, fraternity, and peace.
Pope Leo XIV has urged Christians not to lose heart in times of difficulty, reminding them that Jesus remains present even when life feels like a storm.
Pope Leo XIV urged thousands of young Europeans gathered in Assisi to move beyond comfort and encounter Christ in the poor and marginalized, calling them to become a new generation of saints who transform the world through the Gospel.
The Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will host the Fourth Taoist-Christian Colloquium in Kuching, Malaysia, in mid-2027, following new momentum in interfaith engagement generated by the first-ever Confucian-Christian Colloquium held in Seoul, South Korea.
Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6 to 17, 2026, the Holy See Press Office announced. Vatican News reported that the visit will be the pontiff's sixth international trip since his election.
