Vatican News

Counter cohabitation by faithful witness to marriage, Pope urges Catholics

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to witness the beauty of sacramental marriage amid rising cohabitation and family breakdown.
Simon Caldwell

Pope pays tribute to martyred cardinal who saved thousands of Jews during Holocaust

pope leo has paid tribute to a martyred cardinal who saved the lives of thousands of jews during the holocaust. the life of blessed iuliu ho...
The Catholic Herald

2001 Vatican document: bishops cannot compel priests to include female altar servers

a 2001 vatican ruling has resurfaced, confirming that bishops cannot require priests to use female altar servers. the letter, issued by the ...
Thomas Edwards

First stamps of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate released

on 27 may 2025, the vatican's philatelic and numismatic office released its first official postage stamps featuring pope leo xiv. the series...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Vincent Nichols on electing Pope Leo XIV

the election of pope leo xiv came at the end of my first and last conclave. having been made a cardinal by pope francis in 2014, i had never...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Pope Leo XIV faces test of Vatican justice in Becciu meeting fallout

rome – for the outside world, it is perhaps pope leo xiv’s pleas for ceasefires in gaza and ukraine that have drawn the most attention since...
John L Allen

Leo XIV visits papal summer residence unused by Pope Francis

rome – pope leo xiv has made a surprise visit to castel gandolfo, the traditional papal summer residence that was unused by pope francis. ac...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo appoints new head at divided Pontifical Academy for Life

the pontifical academy for life (pav) has announced that monsignor renzo pegoraro, who previously served as chancellor of the academy, meani...
Elise Allen

Britain's high, holy and failing days: the relevance of Ss Augustine and Bede today

if you were a british christian living in the 6th century, you would have had enough reason to feel abandoned by god. the roman legions had ...
Thomas Casemore

Pope makes baseball fans proud by catching doll thrown from crowd

pope leo xiv has demonstrated his us roots as an ardent white sox baseball fan after making a one-handed catch of a cloth doll thrown at him...
The Catholic Herald