In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries." ...

Pope Leo XIV appealed for persecuted Christians around the globe on Sunday, making specific mention of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and including in ...

Pope Leo XIV called the attention of the faithful to “the great suffering of the people in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus ...

Pope Leo also said the missionary calling today means responding to suffering close at hand as well as far away. Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to pray the Angelus with him Oct. 26, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ...

Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus after Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez I don’t envy Pope Leo XIV as he ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...