- New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported deadArmando Lovera presents Pope Leo XIV with his book “From Robert to Leo.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of Armando Lovera Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). “From Robert to Leo” recounts various little-known episodes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead. ... read more
- Pope warns against stereotypes and prejudices that obscure the mystery of the ChurchPope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Nov. 9, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 9, 2025 / 07:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate “the mystery of unity and communion with the Church of Rome” and to recognize that “the ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in JanuaryCardinals follow the ceremony during the ordinary public consistory for the creation of new cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA National Catholic Register, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:10 pm (CNA). In a brief communication, the Vatican Secretariat of State said that “Holy Father Leo ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abusenull / Credit: sitthiphong/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use. ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV highlights role of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Blessed Juan de Palafox in MexicoBlessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza and Our Lady of Guadalupe. / Credit: Public domain ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV in a message to the 17th National Missionary Congress of Mexico noted that the greatest privilege of missionaries is “to bring Christ to the ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV: We should allow ‘ourselves to be challenged’ by those who sufferPope Leo XIV receives the nuns in the consistory hall at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 7, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV told two women's religious congregations that we should "allow ourselves to be challenged" by the presence of those who ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical CharterArchbishop Gintaras Grušas and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Nikitas Loulias present the signed updated Ecumenical Charter to Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 6, 2025 / 18:29 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members representatives of the Christian ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud AbbasPope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). The pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA). “A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in ... read more
- Pope, at audience, urges world not to forget Myanmar; says Easter 'gives hope to everyday life'Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on November 5, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 08:20 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar, as the country’s civil war enters its fifth year ... read more
- Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ as title for MaryCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, prays before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child during the rosary vigil for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Feb. 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 4, 2025 / 08:15 am (CNA). ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV: Death is 'a hope for the future'Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass commemorating the faithful departed at Rome's Verano Cemetery on Nov. 2, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez Rome, Italy, Nov 2, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Celebrating Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, Pope Leo XIV invited Catholics to contemplate death “not ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire in Sudan, condemns post-election violence in TanzaniaPope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 2, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating ... read more
- Drawing inspiration from Newman: 'Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today'Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal. / Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Marr Vatican City, Nov 1, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA). St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did. ... read more
- CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saintDetail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. / Credit: Joe Holdren/EWTN News CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints — known more popularly as All Saints’ Day ... read more
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