Pope Leo XIV

Leo heads to Spain as Vatican communications enters a new era

As Pope Leo XIV begins a week-long visit to Spain, debate continues over pastoral priorities, while a significant appointment signals a new direction for Vatican communications

Vatican selects Isaiah prophecy for 2026 creation day

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Isaiah’s vision of swords beaten into ploughshares as the theme for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Pope Leo XIV establishes foundation for Vatican solar project

The project advances a renewable-energy initiative first mandated by Pope Francis in his 2024 apostolic letter Fratello Sole

EWTN’s president Alvarado appointed to head Vatican communications

Pope Leo XIV has appointed EWTN president Maria Montserrat Alvarado as prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, marking a significant shift in the Vatican’s public-facing leadership

Former Jesuit superior calls for more women in church leadership roles

The former German Jesuit provincial argues that women remain too restricted in Church leadership

The Copts, the SSPX, and what everyone missed about Leo this week

While attention has focused on Leo XIV’s first encyclical, a series of significant developments have offered further clues about the direction of his pontificate

UK pupils join Pope Leo’s call to pray for peace

Thousands of primary school children across the UK have prayed the rosary during May as Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to pray for peace

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Pope Leo calls for liturgical reform faithful to tradition

The Holy Father said reform must distinguish between immutable elements of the liturgy and parts susceptible to legitimate change

The false divide between “pelvic theology” and Catholic social teaching

The Church’s teachings on sexuality are not a distraction from Catholic social doctrine but one of its essential foundations

Toronto Catholics urge cardinal to intervene over SSPX consecrations

More than 140 Catholics in Toronto have asked Cardinal Frank Leo to raise their concerns with Pope Leo XIV before planned SSPX episcopal consecrations