2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (491+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with the Bishops taking part in a formation course, entitled “Bishops, servants of communion in the Church and in today’s world.” In his address, the Pope told newly ordained Bishops that they enjoy a…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1693+ words) He does not want to take credit and repeatedly speaks of teamwork, but if Pope Leo XIV is going to France from September 25 to 28, a country where there is “a great spiritual thirst,” it is certainly thanks in part to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (184+ words) On Tuesday, 8 September, the episcopal ordination of the Andrea Ding Yang took place. On 28 July 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Municipality, China), having approved his candidacy within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (850+ words) By Benedetta Capelli & Eugenio Bonanata An atmosphere of joyful anticipation filled Genazzano, the medieval Italian town located around 40 kilometres from Rome, as it awaited the arrival of Pope Leo XIV. At 6:00 p.m. on Monday, the Pope celebrates Mass at the Basilica on…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (558+ words) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is formally launching a new interdisciplinary forum dedicated to exploring Jerusalem’s universal vocation and its significance for people both within the Holy Land and beyond. “Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (626+ words) An oasis of peace amidst the winds of war in the Middle East. A predominantly Muslim country where Christians live are treated with respect, feeling like full citizens. A hospitable land that is home to 3.5 million refugees out of a…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (711+ words) In today’s readings, we are invited to reflect upon the powerful message about the nature of love and its intrinsic connection to the fulfillment of God's law. Our journey begins with the First Reading from Ezekiel, where God appoints Ezekiel…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (260+ words) This morning, August 31, Pope Leo XIV received in an audience at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, the Commission for Direction and Oversight of the “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” (“House for the Relief of Suffering”) Foundation. The “House for the…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (755+ words) Edoardo Giribaldi – Vatican City From Lake Albano, we are thus led back to the Sea of Galilee, where, in the midst of a storm, Jesus does something that appears utopian but is in fact concrete: He walks on the water…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (768+ words) Saint Augustine sought God with all his heart and, “after encountering Him, made his life a gift to the Church,” which he loved deeply and never tired “of serving, preaching, forming Christians and defending the truth of the faith.” With…...