Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026. The Pontiff prayed that the Holy Spirit would save humanity from war, misery and sin. ‘Christ restores… 

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV marked Pentecost Sunday with a plea for peace, praying that the Holy Spirit would save the world “from the evil of war” and renew the Church in its mission… 

Daniel IbanezPope Leo XIV greets people in St. Peter’s Square before his general audience on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Ahead of the publication of Leo’s first encyclical, what do his writings and speeches, both before… 

‘PILGRIMS ARRIVING IN SIGHT OF ROME.’ Above, an 1827 painting by British artist Charles Lock Eastlake depicts a group of Catholic pilgrims heading to Rome falling to their knees in prayer at the first sight… 

Philippe de Champaigne, “St. Augustine,” ca. 1645-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art On the solemnity of Pentecost, St. Augustine reminds us to reflect on the the necessity of a globally unified Church, under the… 

Madrid Archbishop Cardinal José Cobo Cano said that the imminent visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain has generated “incredible expectations” and that the main challenge will not only be organizational, but pastoral. “The challenge… 

Pope Leo XIV greeted residents and civic leaders in the southern Italian town of Acerra on May 23, a region marred by toxic wastes but possessing what the pope said was “beauty no injustice can… 

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Italyʼs “Terra dei Fuochi,” or “Land of Fires,” for a one-day visit on May 23, the first pope in history to meet with this population amid a yearslong battle against… 

Lionsgate, in collaboration with Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions, announced Thursday that the highly anticipated film “The Resurrection of the Christ” will be released in theaters in two parts — Part 1 will… 

ACERRA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and…