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Pope Leo meets with faculty and students from Villanova University, his alma mater
Pope Leo welcomes a group of students and faculty from Villanova University in the United States where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1977.
Pope: 'Faith and reason support and complement one another'
Pope Leo XIV writes a message to the International Congress on Philosophy taking place in Asuncion, Paraguay, and reaffirms the complementary role of faith and reason, and the role of Christian believers who are called to be part of the dialogue and to 'account for the reason of their hope.'
Pope to consecrated persons: 'Your often-hidden daily actions give privileged witness'
In an audience for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, Pope Leo XIV praises the centuries of service that consecrated people have offered the Church, and thanks them for their hidden daily gestures to sustain the Church worldwide.
Bishops of Ghana renew call for urgent action as illegal mining crisis deepens
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has issued a fresh and urgent appeal to the government, pressing for “decisive and transparent action” against the destructive scourge of illegal mining, locally known as, Galamsey.
Day Against Death Penalty ‘a chance to redouble efforts despite setbacks’
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Executive Director of the US-based Catholic Mobilizing Network, explores the many positive movements that have been made to abolish the death penalty, despite an uptick in executions this year.
Pope: Religious freedom an ‘essential element to seek and live truth’
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of Aid to the Church in Need, a pontifical foundation, and praises their work to uphold religious freedom as an essential element of human life.
Holy See renews calls for abolition of death penalty
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.
Dilexi te: Commitment to poor is prerequisite, not consequence, of faith
Frédéric-Marie le Méhauté OFM speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo’s new apostolic exhortation on love for the poor.
Pope Leo visits Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Pope Leo XIV pays a visit to the headquarters of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and blesses a sculpture called "The Tree of Human Dignity."
Prisoners' Sunday: Jesuits in the UK bringing hope behind bars
As the Church in England and Wales marks Prisoners' Sunday, Catholics are invited to support inmates and all those affected by imprisonment.
News from the Orient - October 9, 2025
In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: Syrian Christians honor Saints Sergius and Bacchus, martyrs whose legacy endures despite years of war; a new Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop is appointed in Paris to serve across Western Europe; and the De La Salle Christian Brothers celebrate 150 years of educational mission in the Holy Land.
Pope Leo to Catholic Charities USA: 'Migrants are witnesses of hope'
Pope Leo XIV sends a message of support to Catholic Charities USA, calling its members “agents of hope” as they gather for their 115th Annual Meeting.
Pope: Consecrated persons are ‘witnesses of goods to come’
During Mass for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, the Pope urges the thousands of religious men and women in attendance to ‘be truly poor, meek, hungry for holiness, merciful’, and ‘pure of heart’.
Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes Gaza agreement as ‘first step towards hope'
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expresses joy for the news of an agreement between Israel and Hamas describing it as a necessary first step that brings an atmosphere of trust and hope to the people of the region.
Pope: Labor unions should advocate respect for human dignity
Pope Leo XIV encourages labor leaders in their efforts to welcome immigrants and to foster respect for the human dignity of the most vulnerable.
Pope Leo: Faith cannot be separated from love for the poor
Taking up Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor”, Pope Leo XIV issues his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te”, as a call to Christ’s disciples “to recognize him in the poor and the suffering”.
Peter reminds us that the poor are the heart of the Gospel
In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church.
Pope: In this age of communication, nobody can say 'I did not know'
Addressing a global network of leading news agencies, Pope Leo thanks reporters who every day work to share the truth, often risking their lives. It is thanks to them, he says, that we have knowledge of the world.
Knights of Columbus: Strengthening faith and brotherhood under Pope Leo
Patrick E. Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, discusses the charitable works of the Knights and their efforts to promote the spiritual formation of men in a time of crisis, following a papal audience with Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo greets Hispanic ministry leaders from the USA
Pope Leo XIV met on Tuesday evening in the Vatican with more than a hundred leaders of Hispanic ministry from the United States. He encouraged them to be witnesses of God's love and to accompany especially the poor and migrants. He reminded them that "God never abandons anyone" and thanked them for their pastoral service, calling it a sign of hope and faith in a world wounded by violence and hatred.