ROME – After attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass, United States Vice President JD Vance on Monday had private meetings with the pontiff and other top-ranking officials, with key themes being religious freedom and the…
So far, Pope Leo XIV has leaned fairly heavily into the legacy of his storied predecessor, Leo XIII, the long-reigning pope elected as a compromise candidate who was expected to live only a few years…
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 05.18.2025).- At 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV presided over the Holy Mass marking the beginning of his pontificate. Before the Eucharistic Celebration, the Pope,…
Participants in the St. Junípero Serra Walking Pilgrimage arrive at Mission San Buenaventura Aug. 11, 2024. This mission is one of the stops on the new summer ‘California Camino’ route. The closing Mass will be…
Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as head of the 1.4 billion members of the universal Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican…
“The Martyrs of Compiègne,” St. Teresa Convent, Palma, Spain They ascended the scaffold out of love for Christ. Within days of their sacrifice, the Reign of Terror came crashing down.
Melanie McClanahan, a Rosary Team volunteer, with a resident. / Credit: Mike Jensen CNA Staff, May 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Teresa Rodriguez was working as a hospice nurse, seeing patients at a memory…
Screenshot/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV celebrates his Inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025 to thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square. ‘Brothers and sisters, I would like that our first great desire be for a united…
Pope Leo XIV speaks to cardinals in Rome on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI MENA, May 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Eastern Christian communities erupted in celebration at the election of…
Pope Leo XIV smiles as a jubilant crowd joins in prayer on Sunday, May 11, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Mass for the inauguration of…