August 25, 2026

Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time

Tag: Pope Leo XIV

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...

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...

Pope at Easter: Jesus showed nonviolence is true power over evil

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Appealing to those in power to end all conflicts through dialogue and not domination,...

“Lay down your weapons,” pope says in Palm Sunday call for peace

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Marking the start of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV used his first Palm Sunday...

Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Once a young teenager wearing a cap and gown for his eighth-grade graduation photo...

Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon

On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran with the aim of...

Jesus is close by, just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people

ROME (CNS) -- Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true and full...

In the face of the mystery of evil, Christians must be signs of hope, pope says

ROME (CNS) — Life is a journey that requires trust and reliance on Jesus, who sometimes asks his...

God offers new possibilities, not prohibitions, with his invitation to love, pope says

ROME (CNS) -- While Satan tempts humanity with the lie of gaining unlimited power, God offers the gift...

A true parish welcomes everyone, spreads respect, harmony, pope says

OSTIA LIDO, Italy (CNS) -- An authentic Christian community knows how to sincerely and joyfully welcome everyone: Catholics,...