Pope Leo XIV says Vatican finances do not keep him up at night. In his first year, rising Vatican bank income and renewed interest from American Catholic donors suggest he may have reason for calm.
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Pope Leo tells Villanova grads to uphold Augustinian values in message to his alma mater
The pope said in his message that the graduates would “have the challenge and the opportunity to make a big difference, if you carry with you those Augustinian values of Veritas, Unitas, Caritas.”
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JD Vance ‘looking forward to reading’ Pope Leo’s AI encyclical
Vice President JD Vance said at the White House that he is “looking forward to reading” Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” addressing artificial intelligence.
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Warning many ‘disappear from the parish’ after Confirmation, Pope Leo tells young people to ask for perserverance
“Sometimes, when the bishop confers Confirmation—the gift of the Holy Spirit—you never see the young people again,” Pope Leo said.
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Pope Leo to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO
The late Pope Francis famously stayed away from the big European centers of Christianity during his 12-year pontificate, preferring instead to visit small Catholic communities far from Rome.
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Bishop Barron reflects on equality as a God-given right at America 250 prayer event
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both Catholics, were among the administration officials who addressed “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” by video messages.
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Rededicate 250 touts a star-studded prayer bash with politicians and Christian celebrities
Bishop Robert Barron and Cardinal Timothy Dolan are scheduled to speak at the Trump administration’s daylong prayer celebration this weekend.
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Pope Leo says rise of AI-directed warfare leads to a ‘spiral of annihilation’
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation.”
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U.S. bishops to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for 250th celebration
The U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during the U.S.C.C.B. spring assembly in Baltimore.
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45 years ago today: Attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history
On that fateful day right before lunch, John Paul II rode slowly through St. Peter’s Square in an open white jeep, and he bent down to bless a small girl in the crowd. Seconds later, gunshots rang out.