Author: Catholic News Service

  • July 6, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s letter marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America

Pope Leo XIV's letter marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America I...
  • June 30, 2026

Eucharist transforms believers into Christ’s body and counters division, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the Body of Christ and offers a...
  • June 23, 2026

Pope reflects on Spain trip, says migration concerns call for Christians to reread the Gospel

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his...
  • June 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV address for World Day of the Poor

1. The Lord is a refuge for the poor (cf. Ps 14:6). The words of the Psalmist point...
  • June 9, 2026

Secret to building peace lies in recognizing dignity of every person, pope tells lawmakers

MADRID (CNS) -- In a highly anticipated and historic speech to Spain's parliament, Pope Leo XIV urged modern-day...
  • May 26, 2026

The liturgy sustains the faithful, renewing them in their faith, mission, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christ is present in the liturgy -- in the word that is proclaimed, in...
  • May 19, 2026

Pope explains concerns about AI

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people...
  • May 5, 2026

New asteroids named for pope who led calendar reform, Jesuit astronomers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar have recently...
  • April 21, 2026

Francis’ First Anniversary

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025. It...
  • April 14, 2026

Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive "delusion of omnipotence" threatening the globe, Pope...