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As part of Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV held an Oct. 31, 2025 audience with teachers. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 31, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values from St. Augustine’s teachings: interiority, unity, love, and ... read more

Melissa Villalobos suffered severe bleeding while pregnant. St. John Henry Newman interceded and saved her and her daughter Gemma, now 11 years old. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Villalobos family ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). St. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of ... read more

St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John Henry Newman. / Credit: Public domain ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV declared St. John Henry Newman, along with St. Thomas Aquinas, as a patron saint of the Catholic Church’s educational mission in his recent apostolic letter on education, “Drawing New ... read more

“Use technology wisely, but don’t let technology use you,” Pope Leo XIV said during his address to hundreds of university students gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 30, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed ... read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced that ... read more

Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA). During his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in a private ... read more

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly general audience on Oct. 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 08:55 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV condemned antisemitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 and also prayed for ... read more

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Square for his weekly general audience on Oct. 29, 2025. / Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 08:55 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV strongly condemned anti-Semitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 during which the pope ... read more

Approximately 300 representatives of world religions and cultures joined the Holy Father for an evening ecumenical prayer service for peace, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, on Oct. 28, 2025, at the Colosseum in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV joined ... read more

A candle of St. Jude. / Credit: Francesca Pollio/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Oct. 27, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 27, 2025 / 17:49 pm (CNA). In separate audiences on Monday, Pope Leo XIV received two political leaders with very different views on the migration issue. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses the audience in his homily at a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 27, 2025 / 14:53 pm ... read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on Oct. 24, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 27, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV drew laughter and applause when he recalled asking ... read more