Pope Leo XIV has emphasized the nobility of a soldier’s mission to defend one’s homeland and uphold the rule of law. The pontiff held a private audience on Aug. 24 at the Vatican with a…
Pope Leo XIV receives a statue of St. Michael the Archangel from a soldier after his private audience with the Military Ordinariate of Portugal at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Aug. 24, 2026.…
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, “Temperance (Detail),” ca. 1338-1340 COMMENTARY: A famous saying — ‘It ain’t over over till it’s over’ — has untapped wisdom and should be recalled and applied to the current debate on euthanasia.
As the war in Ukraine continues, a senior Vatican diplomat arrived in Moscow on Monday. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the second-highest ranking figure in the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, is in Moscow for a a…
Two of Ukraine’s foremost bishops have commemorated Monday’s 35th anniversary of the country’s freedom from the Soviet Union, while describing the terrible conditions that the celebrations will take place in from the ongoing war with…
The Church in the Central African Republic has joined the nation in mourning the deaths of more than 100 people who died following the collapse of an artisanal gold mine on Tuesday, August 18. In…
Pope Leo XIV greets the 47th Meeting for Friendship Among the Peoples in Rimini, Italy, Aug. 22, 2026. “Our heart, so big and capable of loving, should never be closed. Let’s find the way together to…
Pope Leo XIV greets a boy in a wheelchair at Rimini Cathedral, Aug. 22, 2026, during a meeting with people suffering from illnesses and disabilities. The Pope urged the assembly to take part in Church…
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Aug. 23, 2026. During his Angelus on Aug. 23, the pontiff expressed closeness to the…
This community of Cistercian nuns in the Gers, in southwestern France, are inspired by nature. After launching an ambitious farm project that prioritizes both healthy soil and the health of the soul, these Cistercian nuns…