Vatican News
Pope Appoints Religious Sister Secretary of Dicastery for Religious
In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Pope Advances Sainthood Cause of Missionaries Killed Trying to Save Indigenous
Pope Leo XIV has advanced the sainthood causes of two missionaries whose murders in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador led to the protection of remote Indigenous peoples from encroaching extractive industries.
Missionary Discipleship Contributes to Peacemaking, Pope Says
Recognizing themselves as members of the one body of Christ, all Catholics should sense an urgency to share the Gospel message of God's love with others and to welcome them as brothers and sisters, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican Warns About Fake Pope Quotes, Videos
All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.
Future Pope Set Up Trafficking Commission for Vulnerable in Chiclayo
Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced prostitution, said a trafficking survivor who worked with him.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis Firmly Planted Ecology into Catholic Social Teaching
Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.
God’s Love is Generous, Not Calculating, Pope Says at First Audience
The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path "is an image of the way God loves us," Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience.
Every Vocation, Even the Pope’s, Springs from God’s Love, Pope Says
God's love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Names New Chancellor of Institute for Marriage, Family Sciences
Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
Pope Reaffirms Commitment to Ecumenical, Interreligious Dialogue
During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions.