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Pope Leo XIV visits San Martín monument in Buenos Aires
Upon arriving in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV makes a stop at the San Martín monument in Bu...
Argentina welcomes Pope Leo XIV
Our correspondent in Argentina, Fr. Paul Samasumo, shares the excitement in Buenos Aires...
Pope Leo arrives in Argentina for 2nd leg of Apostolic Journey
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed at Buenos Aires’ International Airport by President Javier Milei...
Pope leaves Uruguay with a call to keep sowing faith
Pope Leo XIV concludes his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay a heartfelt invitation to fa...
Pope Leo XIV mourns lives lost in shooting in Krakow, Poland
In the wake of a shooting in Krakow’s Main Market Square that killed six people and i...
Pope re-consecrates Uruguay to Mary on its patroness’ feast day
Presiding at Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, Pope Leo X...
Pope at Saint Therese Parish: 'The love of God is always with us'
Making a stop at the parish of Saint Thérèse in Juanicó, Montevideo, to greet the f...
Secularization and the reflected light of little Bethlehem
Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on Pope Leo XIV's address to young...
Pope in Uruguay: Never settle for mediocrity, find joy and fulfillment in Christ
During a prayer vigil in Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful not to settle for a...
Pope in Uruguay: ‘Other people are a blessing, not a threat’
Pope Leo XIV visits the Catholic University of Uruguay in Montevideo, and urges every...
Pope in Uruguay: 'We cannot turn a blind eye in the face of injustice'
Meeting with the disadvantaged Casavalle Community in Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV says Chris...
Pope in Uruguay: Smallness does not mean insignificance
From a child lifted up for a blessing at the Estadio Centenario to neighbours offer...
Franciscan martyr Augusto Ramírez Monasterio beatified in Guatemala
At his Beatification Mass in Antigua, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega recalls Franc...
Lesotho: Catholic Bishops recommit to renewing the country’s pastoral ministry to family
Lesotho’s Bishop of Qacha’s Nek Diocese and President of the Lesotho Catholic Bisho...
Pope Leo invites Uruguayan faithful to build bridges for peace
In Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV concludes his brief visit to Paysandu with a visit the Cathe...
House for Pilgrims inaugurated in Nicaea, Turkey
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presided over...
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Santander martyrs show our vocation to holiness
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, presi...
Pope at Mass in Uruguay: ‘Carry forward evangelizing mission with enthusiasm’
Celebrating Mass in Paysandu, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many people of faith who came...
Golden Jubilee opens at Oman’s first Catholic church
As St. Peter and Paul Church in Muscat, Oman, marks 50 years since its consecration, Bisho...
Lord's Day Reflection: Keep your lamps burning!
As the Church celebrates the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM,...
Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a country of young people who have faith”
Speaking from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV t...
Pope Leo urges Catholics to pray and fast for vocations
As he meets with Uruguay's Bishops, clergy, and religious, Pope Leo XIV urges Catho...
Treasure of Latin American Church: Saints, blesseds recalled by Pope in Uruguay
During his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Saints and Blesseds who h...
Pope in Uruguay: 'We are called to return again and again to the Lord'
At Vespers in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV invites Uruguay's Bishops, clergy, and relig...
IMBISA theologians study challenges of inculturation in Africa
The pastoral challenges of accompanying those in polygamous situations and the wider...
Pope in Uruguay: Church offers Jesus Christ and hope proclaimed by Gospel
Pope Leo XIV begins his Apostolic Journey to South America with a discourse on the c...
Pope Leo begins Apostolic Journey to Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV lands in Montevideo, Uruguay, as he begins his 12-day Apostolic Journey to La...
Pope sends prayers for peace to nations on flight to Uruguay
During his flight from Rome to Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the leade...
Pope Leo XIV was ‘confident South America trip would go ahead’
Aboard the flight to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV expresses his happiness at making the visit...
Maltese court awards IOR €24.1 million in investment case
A court in Malta orders four companies to pay the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR)...
Flags and painted faces welcome Pope Leo to Montevideo
Pope Leo concludes his first day in Uruguay with vespers in Montevideo's Metropolitan Cathe...
Church in Casavalle prepares to welcome Pope Leo to Montevideo neighbourhood
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Casavalle, we visit the twelve the Pope will bless...
Catholic Student Leaders Gathered in Addis Ababa commit to work together to Reimagine Youth Leadership and Synodality in Africa
Catholic Students undertake to use their moral formation to promote good governance and t...
California Governor commutes all of US state’s 548 death sentences
The Governor of the US state of California, Gavin Newsom, announces plans to commute all o...
Fighter jets scrambled as bomb threats target flights across Europe
A wave of bomb threats targeting at least 16 passenger flights across Europe prompt milit...
Herzog begins coalition talks after inconclusive Israeli election
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday begins consultations with political parti...
Pope Leo returns to continent full of contradictions but rich in hope
Our Editorial Director reflects on the upcoming 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin Ameri...
Cardinal Parolin: Pope’s Latin America visit is ‘witness to unity, reconciliation’
As Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru await Pope Leo XIV for his 6th Apostolic Journey, Cardi...
Pope chooses theme for 2027 World Day of the Sick
Pope Leo XIV announces the theme for the 2027 World Day of the Sick, highlighting the r...
Cardinal Parolin expresses hopes for cooperation after US midterm elections
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to journalists on the sidelines of an...
Pope appoints two Undersecretaries to Dicastery for Integral Development
Pope Leo XIV appoints Jesuit Fr. Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico and Professor Claudia Leal...
Pope: Safeguard Church's treasure of communion, a source of peace for all
Pope Leo XIV sends a video message to a conference in Rome exploring the face of th...
Pope Leo: In Christ, life has been redeemed
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in memory of the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the p...
Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican
The renowned American singer-songwriter and poet—a Nobel laureate in literature, curre...
Pope Leo receives President of Chile at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with Chilean President José Antonio Kast Rist, who m...
Laudato Si’ Platform launches Digital Atlas to map Catholic ecological action
The Laudato Sì Platform’s fifth annual report highlights growing participation, initi...
Pope Leo’s visit to bring questions of faith and AI to Uruguay's Catholic University
At the Catholic University of Uruguay, students and staff are preparing to welcome Pope...
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to pray for Apostolic Journey to Latin America
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo asks for prayers for his imminent Apost...
Pope at Audience: Politics that tends wounds and fights injustice gives hope
During the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV focuses on how Christians can e...
Pope: Eastern Christians foster dialogue in search of just peace
Meeting with Church foundations that assist Eastern Christians, Pope Leo XIV calls for d...
