“Ever since hearing the painful news about Maysa and Mary, I’ve been praying for them, their families, and everyone in Gaza. ‘How long, Lord?’” Pope Leo wrote, echoing a lament from Psalm 13.
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Pope Leo moves St. Peter’s archpriest to Italian diocese without naming successor
As archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti oversaw the daily administration of St. Peter’s Basilica and presided over liturgies when the pope was not present.
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A former SSPX priest embraces life as a gay man and tattoo artist
Francis Palmquist, a tattoo artist and former priest, describes his new life away from traditionalist Catholic circles.
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Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
Bishop Robert E. Barron met Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican Oct 1, describing his first extended, one-on-one conversation with a pope as covering “a lot of different topics.”
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In France, Pope Leo emerged as the global voice for ‘right to life’ of the disabled and vulnerable
The pope’s defense of life touched on some of Europe’s most contentious social questions, yet with his humble and measured manner, his message hit differently than the “culture wars” of decades past.
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New nuncio cautions German bishops against diverging from Rome
The new apostolic nuncio to Germany implicitly addressed the controversial Synodal Way, a three-year reform process led by the German bishops’ conference.
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France trip showed the miracle of rebirth out of tragedy is possible, Pope Leo says
Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said.
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Mother: Pope Leo’s blessing of special-needs daughter recognizes ‘segment of humanity often set aside’
A photo of Pope Leo blessing Marie-Garance, a 10-year-old girl who has multiple disabilities, went viral after their encounter in Paris on Saturday.
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Canadian bishops hear from Latin American archbishop about building a synodal church at annual plenary
The whole concept of synodality came from the Vatican to Canada, while in Latin America and the Caribbean it was an outgrowth of existing church culture, two bishops noted.
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Pope Leo’s communications day theme highlights risks of the ‘attention economy’ in the age of clickbait
“To communicate in the age of ‘clickbait,’ we are called to ‘pay attention’ and to rediscover a genuinely healthy attention,” the Dicastery for Communication said today.