King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a State visit to the Vatican on 23 October 2025. By Benedetta Capelli  King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make an official State visit to the Vatican on Thursday, October 23, where they will be received by Pope Leo XIV. The …

Following the first formal meeting of Pope Leo XIV with the leadership of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks of the American bishops’ unity with the Holy See and its shared mission to proclaim the Gospel amid polarization and social challenges. By Christopher Wells and Linda Bordoni …

A Polish man has donated a purebred Arabian horse to Pope Leo XIV ahead of the weekly General Audience, saying he was inspired by the photo of the Augustinian Pope on horseback in Peru. By Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik & Karol Darmoros Other donors have already gifted the Pope a white …

As humanitarian aid is finally granted access to the Gaza Strip, Pope Leo XIV instructs the Office of Papal Charities to send medicines for the youngest victims of the two-year conflict. Meanwhile, food aid distributions continue in Ukraine. By Benedetta Capelli In the days when the “spark of hope” — …

The final 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have returned to Israel after more than two years in captivity. By Nathan Morley The final 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have returned to Israel after more than two years in captivity. The hostages were abducted during …

The Holy See calls for universal abolition of the death penalty, noting that the unchallengeable, God-given dignity of every human person is immutable from conception to natural death. By Sr. Christine Masivo, CPS The Holy See addressed the 2025 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference during the plenary session on the rule …

In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church. Andrea Tornielli Already in the title, Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, reveals its close connection with Dilexit nos, the final encyclical of Francis, and represents, in …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 9, 2025 / 06:01 am In the first major document of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV writes that the poor are not only objects of charity but also evangelists who can prompt us to conversion through their example of weakness and reliance on God. “The poor …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 9, 2025 / 09:12 am Pope Leo XIV sent a letter this week commending Catholic Charities USA for being “agents of hope” to vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees. As migrants and refugees “are not able to rely on their own resources and have to …