VaticanPope Leo XIV speaks by video call with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and his wife Anca Faur, from Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 20, 2025. Earlier in the day, Pope Leo visited the Vatican’s… Pope Leo XIV Marks Moon Landing Anniversary With Call to U.S. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Pope Leo XIV speaks by video call with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and his wife Anca Faur, from Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 20, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press Office Rome Newsroom, Jul… Pope Leo XIV marks moon landing anniversary with call to U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Simone RisolutiPope Leo greets participants of the Jubilee of Seminarians on June 24, 2025. EDITORIAL: Our latest coverage features examples of how today’s seminaries, through capable stewardship and creative, dynamic orthodoxy, are being rebuilt on… A Seminary Renaissance

Pope Leo XIV called for an “immediate halt to the barbarism of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict” during his Angelus speech in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday. Speaking in the Papal… On Sunday, Pope Leo calls for an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman along the streets of Albano, Italy before offering Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Pancras near Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom,… Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia say the situation currently in Ethiopia “calls more than ever” for a unified voice. / Courtesy of CBCE ACI Africa, Jul 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).… Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for ‘unified voice’ in confronting violent conflicts

Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo talks with seminarians taking part in the Jubilee of Seminarians on June 24, 2025. Seminaries are at the healthiest point they have been in for decades in terms of culture and quality… US Catholic Seminaries Said to Be in a ‘Golden Age’

Timothy DiasFor more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series. Held on Sunday evenings throughout July and August, the… National Shrine’s Organ Recital Series Showcases World-Class Musicians

For more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series. / Credit: Timothy Dias/Basilica of the National Shrine of the… National Shrine’s organ recital series showcases world-class musicians

St. Thomas More. / Credit: Public domain Canterbury, England, Jul 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The skull of St. Thomas More may be exhumed and preserved to coincide with the 500th anniversary of his… St. Thomas More’s skull may be exhumed from Canterbury vault for saint’s 500th anniversary