8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (640+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile as he departs after celebrating a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Youth in Rome's Tor Vergata neighborhood Aug. 3, 2025. For parishes and potential donors, assisting the pilgrims is an investment in…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (551+ words) Leo XIV, Papal Trips Pope Leo XIV in Africa: Pilgrim Among "Different Peoples and Worlds" An eleven-day journey through four countries, twelve cities, and four languages. Pope Leo XIV's third apostolic journey promises to be an immersion in the richness…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (606+ words) The ceremonies, scheduled for April 11 and 12 under the auspices of the clerical society Virgo Flos Carmeli, bring to an end a de facto suspension that had lasted since 2019 The post Heralds of the Gospel Resume Priestly Ordinations After Years of…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (212+ words) If successful, the bid would do more than bring a major ecclesial gathering to the American South. It would almost certainly ensure the first visit to the United States by Pope Leo XIV For Atlanta, the bid is therefore as…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (324+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Peoria's mayor is reflecting on a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity and trip last week. Rita Ali was part of a diplomacy mission coordinated by the Illinois Municipal League, which sent mayors and community leaders to Rome, Italy from March 28th to April…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (288+ words) The tale of the Avignon popes of the fourteenth century is instructive for this moment'though not, perhaps, for the reasons Colby had in mind. If anything, referencing that epoch in the church's history highlights Leo's integrity and pastoral leadership. Avignon…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago  (264+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit as members of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication. The announcement was made on April 10, 2026, at 12: 00 noon in Rome (6: 00 p. m. in the Philippines), recognizing the role and contributions…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (170+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed 12 new members to the Dicastery for Communication, including three Filipino bishops. The department's members include five cardinals, among them Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization's Section for First Evangelization and New…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (160+ words) Pope Leo XIV received David Axelrod, senior advisor to President Barack Obama (2009-11) and chief political analyst for CNN, at the Vatican today. As is customary, the Vatican did not release a statement on the topics discussed during the private audience....

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (442+ words) Friday 10 April 2026 The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals would bring about seismic changes " and not for the better, argues Paul Avis Members of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order in Kuala Lumpur, in December 2024 This follows from the claim that…...