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Pope Leo XIV to make first international trip, to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, the Vatican announced on Oct. 7. Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said the pope accepted the invitations of the “Head of State and Ecclesiastical Authorities” of both countries […]

Pope Leo in ‘Dilexi te’: Faith cannot be separated from love for the poor

Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation sees the love of Christ incarnated in love for the poor, in caring for the sick, opposing slavery, defending women who experience exclusion and violence, making education available to all, accompanying migrants, charitable giving, working for equality and more. Dilexi te (“I have loved you”, from Rev 3:9) unfolds in […]

Pope Leo XIV to every parish: ‘Take part in World Mission Sunday’

“I urge every Catholic parish in the world to take part in World Mission Sunday,” insisted Pope Leo XIV in a video message for the occasion of World Mission Sunday. World Mission Sunday is held every year on the second-to-last Sunday of October. This year it will take place on 19 October with the theme of “Missionaries of Hope […]

Immigration is a ‘Gospel issue’ before a ‘political issue,’ U.S. bishop says

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said immigration is a “Gospel issue” before it is a “political issue” in the United States.  In an exclusive interview with EWTN News reporter Valentina Di Donato, Seitz said the Church has a responsibility to reaffirm Catholic social teaching regarding the preferential option for the poor. “It’s always the […]

Altar wine for Mass in Kenya now required to bear Catholic bishops’ ‘coat of arms’

Wine for Mass in Kenya must now bear the “coat of arms” of the country’s bishops, the chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) announced Oct. 4.  Speaking at the 2025 National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya’s Nakuru Diocese on the feast of St. Francis, KCCB chairman Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba announced that bottles containing the altar wine […]

Man desecrates altar of St. Peter’s Basilica

A man urinated on the Altar of Confession of St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 10 before being taken away by security officers in the famous basilica, according to news reports. The man climbed the altar and “urinated under the stunned gaze of hundreds of tourists,” according to the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s Rome edition. Video of the […]

NY Catholic sisters challenge Cardinal Dolan’s praise for Charlie Kirk

A group of Catholic sisters criticized Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan for his recentcomments about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, suggesting the cardinal is“confusing the true witness of the Gospel” by likening Kirk to a biblical saint. On Wednesday(Sept. 24), Sisters of Charity of New York issued a statement in response to remarks […]

Saint Devasahayam declared patron of Indian laity

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed Lazarus Devasahayam, an 18th century Indian saint, as the patron of the laity in the country, the Latin bishops’ conference announced on September 20. The July 16 confirmation came through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. It follows a petition submitted by the Conference of […]