Vatican news
Pope: Dialogue, diplomacy can lead to just, lasting peace in Ukraine
Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve
Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons
A commitment to Christian unity
Pope: Though Nicaea is a ruin, its Creed stands and unites Christians
Pope Leo is first pontiff to go to St. Charbel’s tomb
Pope tells U.S. high school students their voice, ideas, faith matter
Pope assures the poor they are loved by God
Synod study groups release ‘interim’ reports as most continue working
World Day of the Poor | ‘Dilexi Te’ offers suggestions for loving and serving the poor
Caring for creation is part of peacemaking, pope tells COP30
Pope Leo says migrants in detention centers have ‘spiritual rights’
Political leaders have duty before God to end war, pope says at peace meeting
Nation and world briefs
Love for the poor is hallmark of faith, pope says in first exhortation, ‘Dilexi Te’
Facing the unknown, faithful can trust in God’s salvation, pope says
World must recommit to peace, justice, truth, Vatican diplomat tells UN
Burn with ‘fire’ of God’s love, pope says at Mass and lunch with the poor
Pope at Jubilee of Youth: Don’t settle for less; God is waiting to transform your life
Political leaders must fix wealth gap, promote religious freedom, pope says
Pope: God’s love breaks down walls, opens borders, dispels hatred
POPE’S MESSAGE | Call out to Jesus for healing; He will hear you
Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, pope says
Pope Leo meets with U.S. Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio
At inauguration Mass, Pope Leo calls for ‘united Church’ in a wounded world
‘He’s always been a brother to us’: Augustinians reflect on Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo visits Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Leo XIV urges media to be peacemakers
Parade follows prayer at Jubilee of marching bands and folklore groups
Pope Leo XIV: White Sox fan, Villanova grad, Peru missionary, Vatican leader
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that sometimes finds faith ‘absurd’
Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name
Full text of ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing by Pope Leo XIV
U.S. bishops offer thanks after election of Pope Leo XIV
American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost elected pope, takes name Pope Leo XIV
Choose the pope the world needs, dean urges cardinals
Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave
St. Louis Catholics gather in prayer as conclave kicks off
‘The youth of the pope’: Young adults reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy in their lives
Pope Francis’ words in ‘Joy of the Gospel’ serve as ongoing inspiration to Catholics working with the poor
Church must carry on pope’s legacy of mercy
People with disabilities ‘have a sense of the global Church’
At Jubilee of Teenagers, grief is mingled with joyful hope for Church’s future
Past conclaves give idea of when cardinals will conduct votes
Conclave has most cardinals, widest geographical mix in history
Vatican announces conclave to elect next pope will begin May 7
At funeral Mass, Cardinal Re recalls Pope Francis’ legacy
What comes next after Pope Francis’ death and funeral?
St. Louis shepherds share their impressions of Pope Francis
Pope viewed synodality as key in discerning new ways to share the Gospel
