Pope Leo XIV

Pope calls bishops’ conference presidents to Rome for marriage summit

A new Vatican summit in October will bring together the heads of bishops’ conferences to confront declining marriage rates, cohabitation and the weakening of family formation
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV recalls fallen journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Speaking in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV linked the defence of press freedom to Christian witness in a world marked by conflict and restriction
The Catholic Herald

The Church’s social media problem

The Church has clear teaching on the use of media, yet much of its institutional social media presence still fails to speak the language of the platforms it inhabits
Patrick Neve

Leo’s diplomatic approach tested by Mullally’s reception

The Vatican’s welcome for Sarah Mullally has sparked fresh questions about the balance between ecumenical outreach and doctrinal clarity
Michael Haynes

Vatican sets out next stage of global synodal process

The Holy See has announced the next phase of the Synod on Synodality, signalling that implementation of the process will continue under Pope Leo XIV
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Ernest Simoni received by Pope Leo XIV in private audience

A private Vatican audience between Pope Leo XIV and Cardinal Ernest Simoni has renewed attention on the Albanian cardinal’s witness under communist repression
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV recognises Spanish martyrs killed in hatred of the faith

A new Vatican decree authorised by Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that 49 Spanish religious were killed in hatred of the faith during the Spanish Civil War
Thomas Colsy

Pope Leo XIV marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

The Pope said Chernobyl remained a warning about the risks of increasingly powerful technologies
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Simoni presents relic of Albanian martyrs to Leo XIV

During a private Vatican audience, Cardinal Ernest Simoni offered Pope Leo XIV a relic of Albanian Catholics who died for their fidelity to Christ
The Catholic Herald

US firing squad plan reopens Catholic debate on capital punishment

The Justice Department said it would expand federal execution methods as Pope Leo reaffirmed his opposition to capital punishment
Thomas Colsy