World Sep 07 Pope Leo XIV canonizes ‘God’s influencer’ Carlo Acutis as the first millennial saint Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.”…
World Sep 01 Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome The Rev. James Martin says Leo told him Monday that he intended to continue Pope Francis' policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.
World Aug 31 Pope urges end to ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for Minnesota school shooting victims Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.
World Aug 27 Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza History's first American pope also called for the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas in southern Israel, and for both sides and international players to end the war.
World Aug 16 In Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days, a calm papacy that avoids controversy comes into focus As Robert Prevost marks his 100th day as Pope Leo this weekend, the contours of his pontificate have begun to come into relief, primarily where he shows continuity with Francis and where he signals change.
World Aug 15 Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as U.S.-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway History’s first American pope didn’t mention the meeting Friday in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has constantly called for dialogue and an end to the conflict, including in conversations with Putin and Ukrainian…
World Aug 02 Pope Leo XIV thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into a vast field on Rome’s outskirts Saturday for the weekend highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year: an evening vigil, outdoor slumber party and morning Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV that…
World Jul 31 Vatican solar farm will make it the world’s first carbon-neutral state Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City.
World Jul 29 Pope Leo XIV gets rock star’s welcome at Vaticans’ Catholic influencer festival The pilgrims have descended on Rome for a special Holy Year celebration of so-called "digital missionaries," part of the Vatican's weeklong Jubilee for young people.
World Jul 01 Catholic bishops from Global South demand climate justice In a joint ecological appeal, they blasted the “openly denialist and apathetic stance” of “so-called elites of power” in the industrialized world who pressure their governments to back off sufficient mitigation and adaptation measures.