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Catholic Church warns assisted suicide Bill in Britain would damage hospice care

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Pope Leo XIV reflects on the paralytic man being healed in the Gospel of St. John in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 18, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo calls for hope for those ‘locked in a dead end’

Jun 18
Charles Collins

Reviving tradition, Pope Leo to spend July break at Castel Gandolfo

Jun 17
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Italian Episcopal Conference in the Vatican on June 17, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Bishops should be aware of the challenges posed by AI, Pope Leo says

Jun 17
Charles Collins

Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See Yaron Sideman presents his credentials to Pope Francis. (Credit: Israeli Embassy to the Holy See.)

Israeli envoy defends Iran offensive, says pope can make a difference

Jun 17
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo urges Chicago youth to be messengers of hope, peace

Jun 15
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he arrives at the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says to look to Jesus if feeling ‘stuck and blocked’

Jun 11
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV meets with Pontifical Representatives inside the Vatican's Apostolic Palace during the Jubilee for Papal Representatives June 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Leo with the curia will maintain Francis’s direction, but change the tone

Jun 11
Elise Ann Allen

At one month, Pope Leo XIV employs unique style of continuity, balance

Jun 9
Elise Ann Allen

A mosaic by Father Marko Rupnik on the Church of Our Lady of the Canadian Martyrs in Rome, Italy, on June 28, 2024. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican website removes pictures of artwork created by priest accused of abuse

Jun 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Pilgrims gather in Saint Peter's Square on June 7, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

On Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV says social media is making us ‘more alone’

Jun 8
Charles Collins