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The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) rehired the couple in a negotiated settlement over a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in January.
Pope Leo XIV highlights example of Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw
Servant of God Enrique Shaw. / Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV honored the late Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw in a message to the 31st Industrial Conference of Argentina taking place in Buenos Aires.
Pope Leo XIV to open academic year at Lateran University: ‘This is his home,’ rector says
Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, where the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is located. / Credit: calu777/flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Pontifical Lateran University will inaugurate the academic year on Nov. 14 with a very special guest: Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV proposes 19th-century Indian religious as a model of women’s emancipation
The beatification ceremony for Mother Elisva Vakha’i was held in the square in front of the Basilica-Shrine of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadam, Kochi, Kerala, India, Nov. 8, 2025. / Credit: Congregation of the Teresian Discalced Carmelite Sisters; Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News
Vatican City, Nov 12, 2025 / 16:24 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday spoke of the beatification of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, the 19th-century founder of the Third Order of the Teresian Discalced Carmelites in India.
Vatican declares alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 12, 2025 / 14:54 pm (CNA).
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that alleged apparitions of Jesus in France do not have a divine origin and are “not supernatural.”
Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’
Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Vatican City, Nov 12, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness and division — during the general audience.
Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome on Nov. 11, 2025, for the 125th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Sant’Anselmo Church is part of a residential college and offices of the Benedictine Confederation, the governing body of the Order of St. Benedict. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 12, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of Sant’Anselmo Church.
Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard
Swiss Guards and faithful pilgrims holding olive branches line the processional route in St. Peter’s Square for Palm Sunday celebrations, April 13, 2025. The ancient Vatican obelisk stands at the center of the square as clergy process toward the basilica. / Credit: Bénédicte Cedergren/EWTN News
Vatican City, Nov 11, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).
The Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed by one of its guards against two Jewish women.
Soldier-turned-bishop St. Martin of Tours celebrated Nov. 11
St. Martin of Tours sharing his cloak with a beggar by François Joseph Thomas De Backer. / Credit: François Joseph Thomas De Backer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ.”
‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ among Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films
Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby in St. Peter’s Square during his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 10, 2025 / 18:32 pm (CNA).
The Vatican has revealed the names of Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films upon announcing the Holy Father’s upcoming meeting with the world of cinema on Nov. 15.
Vatican releases ‘Leo from Chicago’ biopic
Image from trailer of the documentary biopic “Leo from Chicago.” / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 10, 2025 / 17:26 pm (CNA).
The Vatican has officially released the documentary “Leo from Chicago” about the life of Pope Leo XIV in the United States, coinciding with his pontificate’s sixth month.
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could fuel ‘antihuman ideologies’ in medicine
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 16:06 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as doctors and theologians raise alarms about AI in health care.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Augustinian from Nigeria as official of Papal Household
Pope Leo XIV speaks during Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 10, 2025 / 12:08 pm (CNA).
Father Edward Daniang Daleng, OSA, has been procurator general of the Order of St. Augustine — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order.
New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead
Armando Lovera presents Pope Leo XIV with his book “From Robert to Leo.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of Armando Lovera
Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
“From Robert to Leo” recounts various little-known episodes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead.
Pope warns against stereotypes and prejudices that obscure the mystery of the Church
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 9, 2025 / 07:15 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate “the mystery of unity and communion with the Church of Rome” during his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9.
Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria
Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on Nov. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Vatican City, Nov 9, 2025 / 06:40 am (CNA).
At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid foundations” rooted in Christ.
Pope Leo XIV meets with 15 abuse survivors at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV blesses those gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 8, 2025 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The encounter, described as one of “closeness with the victims, of deep and painful listening and dialogue,” lasted nearly three hours.
Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January
Cardinals follow the ceremony during the ordinary public consistory for the creation of new cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
National Catholic Register, Nov 7, 2025 / 17:10 pm (CNA).
In a brief communication, the Vatican Secretariat of State said that “Holy Father Leo XIV has in mind to convene an Extraordinary Consistory” for Jan. 7-8, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse
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ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 16:11 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use.
Pope Leo XIV highlights role of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Blessed Juan de Palafox in Mexico
Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza and Our Lady of Guadalupe. / Credit: Public domain
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 7, 2025 / 15:11 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV in a message to the 17th National Missionary Congress of Mexico noted that the greatest privilege of missionaries is “to bring Christ to the heart of every person.”
Pope Leo XIV calls on Catholics to lead in ethical AI development
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Vatican City, Nov 7, 2025 / 14:41 pm (CNA).
In a message to the Builders AI Forum at the Vatican in Rome, Pope Leo said the development of AI “cannot be confined to research labs or investment portfolios.”
Pope Leo XIV: We should allow ‘ourselves to be challenged’ by those who suffer
Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, founded by St. Claudine Thévenet, and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, known as the Scalabrinians, in the consistory hall at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 7, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV told two women’s religious congregations that we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of those who suffer.
Pope Leo XIV receives European Christian leaders after signing of new Ecumenical Charter
Archbishop Gintaras Grušas and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Nikitas Loulias present the signed updated Ecumenical Charter to Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 6, 2025 / 18:29 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV received in a Nov. 6 audience the members representatives of the Christian Churches of Europe, who met in Rome to sign the updated “Charta Œcumenica.”
Pope Leo XIV discusses 2-state solution with Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas
Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).
The pope and Abbas spoke about “an urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza and to end the conflict by pursuing a two-state solution.”
Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality’
Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 16:33 pm (CNA).
“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov. 5 letter to seminarians.
Pope Leo XIV urges world not to forget Myanmar; says Easter ‘gives hope to everyday life’
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 5, 2025 / 08:20 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday for the international community not to abandon the people of Myanmar as the country’s civil war enters its fifth year.
Pope Leo XIV urges dialogue on Venezuela tensions
Pope Leo answers questions from journalists as he leaves Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican on Nov. 4, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News
Rome Newsroom, Nov 4, 2025 / 17:17 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that dialogue is the solution to rising tensions with Venezuela.
Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention
Auxiliary Bishop Jose María García-Maldonado with eight spiritual leaders including Sister JoAnn Persch attempt to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, facility and were not admitted Nov. 1, 2025. / Credit: Bryan Sebastian, courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 4, 2025 / 16:52 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered.
Pope Leo XIV asks Rupnik accusers to be patient
Father Marko Rupnik, SJ, in an interview with EWTN in 2020. / Credit: EWTN
Rome Newsroom, Nov 4, 2025 / 16:02 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV asked alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik to have patience as a trial on the priest’s alleged abuse begins at the Vatican.
This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of November
Pope Leo XIV prays during his general audience on Sept. 24, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Nov 4, 2025 / 14:34 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of November is for the prevention of suicide.
Vatican to release new document on polygamy at end of November
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Vatican City, Nov 4, 2025 / 14:04 pm (CNA).
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish a new document on marriage in the context of ongoing discussions about polygamy in Africa.
Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ as title for Mary
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, prays before an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child during the rosary vigil for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Feb. 28, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Vatican City, Nov 4, 2025 / 08:15 am (CNA).
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released “Mater Populi Fidelis” (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”) on Nov. 4.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates
Pope Leo XIV leads the Church’s commemoration for his papal predecessor and 142 other bishops who died in the past year on Nov. 3, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Nov 3, 2025 / 11:04 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for the late Pope Francis and for deceased cardinals and bishops.
Pope Leo XIV: Death is ‘a hope for the future’
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass commemorating the faithful departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery on Nov. 2, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 2, 2025 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV said the Christian vision of death is not one of despair or nostalgia but of confident expectation rooted in the resurrection of Christ.
Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire in Sudan, condemns post-election violence in Tanzania
Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 2, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence that has left civilians dead.
CNA explains: What does it mean to be a doctor of the Church?
St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credi: cinemavision/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The title “doctor of the Church” recognizes those canonized men and women who possessed profound knowledge, were superb teachers, and contributed to the Church’s theology.
Drawing inspiration from Newman: ‘Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today’
Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint John Henry Newman and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal. / Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Marr
Vatican City, Nov 1, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA).
St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did.
Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church
On All Saints Day 2025, St. John Henry Newman was proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 08:45 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian as a towering figure of faith and intellect.
CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saint
Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. / Credit: Joe Holdren/EWTN News
CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On the day the Church celebrates the Church triumphant in heaven, we take a closer look at the formal process the Church uses to declare someone a saint.
Pope Leo XIV gives Catholic educators lessons from St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV greets a pilgrim at an Oct. 31, 2025, audience with teachers held as part of Jubilee of the World of Education. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 31, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values from St. Augustine’s teachings: interiority, unity, love, and joy.
The lifesaving miracle that led to St. John Henry Newman’s canonization
Melissa Villalobos suffered severe bleeding while pregnant. St. John Henry Newman interceded and saved her and her daughter Gemma, now 11 years old. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Villalobos family
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA).
St. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, was canonized after two miracles were attributed to his intercession.
Pope to make St. John Henry Newman co-patron of Catholic education with St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John Henry Newman. / Credit: Public domain
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo declared St. John Henry Newman a co-patron of education along with St. Thomas Aquinas in his recent apostolic letter, “Drawing New Maps of Hope.”
‘Don’t let the algorithm write your story,’ Pope Leo XIV exhorts young people
“Use technology wisely, but don’t let technology use you,” Pope Leo XIV said during his address to hundreds of university students gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 30, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed hundreds of university students as part of the Jubilee of the World of Education.
Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery
Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will offer Mass at Campo Verano Cemetery near the Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m.
Vatican to weigh in on Mary’s role in salvation with doctrine document on Nov. 4
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN News
Vatican City, Oct 30, 2025 / 09:14 am (CNA).
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will release a document on Nov. 4 about titles of Mary that refer to her “cooperation in the work of salvation.”
Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope’s White Sox
Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA).
During his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in a private audience. The two share the same hometown of Chicago.
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’
Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly general audience on Oct. 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News
Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 08:55 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV condemned antisemitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 and also prayed for those affected by Hurricane Melissa.
Pope Leo XIV commemorates Nostra Aetate anniversary with interfaith celebrations
Approximately 300 representatives of world religions and cultures joined the Holy Father for an evening ecumenical prayer service for peace, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, on Oct. 28, 2025, at the Colosseum in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV joined faith leaders Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Church’s declaration on relationships with non-Christian religions.
Pope calls for renewal of Catholic education amid challenges of modern society, technology
Pope Leo XIV signs his apostolic letter on Catholic education, “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” at the end of a Mass for Rome university students in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 27, 2025. The document was published on Oct. 28, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 28, 2025 / 10:21 am (CNA).
In “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” Pope Leo XIV reflects on the role of a Catholic education on the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis.
Why is St. Jude the patron saint of lost causes?
A candle of St. Jude. / Credit: Francesca Pollio/CNA
CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.