News from the Vatican
600,000 sign up for Pope Leo’s Paris Mass as organizers expand route
The French bishops’ conference is still short more than 21 million euros to cover the cost of Pope Leoʼs Sept.
Vatican: Pope Leo XIV’s Birthday, AI and the Traditional Latin Mass
Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st birthday with his first visit as pope to the Vatican Apostolic Library, while debates
Cardinal Parolin says nations should work together to face the threats of AI
The Vatican secretary of state expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence at a conference at the Italian Parliament on Sept.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas bishop to lead Diocese of Joliet, Illinois
The pontiff appointed Bishop Brendan Cahill on Sept. 17 to succeed Ronald Hicks, the former bishop of Joliet and current
Before He Became Pope Leo XIV: The Life of Robert Prevost in Rome
Who was Pope Leo XIV before the world knew him as pope? Before the white cassock, before the balcony of
Vatican calls for ‘new ethic of dialogue’ 60 years after Nostra Aetate
A new Vatican note calls for renewed formation in interreligious dialogue while affirming religious differences and Christian identity. VATICAN CITY
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Inter-Seminary Soccer Tournament: Amazing 30-Year Success
Seminarians from around the country gathered at the weekend for the annual inter-seminary soccer tournament, hosted by Corpus Christi College,
Young Australians urged to recover a sense of purpose and shared values
John Anderson has urged young Australians to recover a sense of purpose and shared values, telling Melbourne Catholic Lawyers Association
Safeguarding a practical expression of love
Safeguarding Sunday 2026 will be marked across Australia on 13 September under the theme “Love Protects”, highlighting safeguarding as a
How a priest, seminarian and sister found their vocation
Three vocation stories shared with young adults at St Joseph’s Catholic Parish in Moorebank reveal how God can lead people
Catholic Faith at the Pentagon: 25 Years After 9/11
Catholic faith at the Pentagon has endured 25 years after 9/11, with daily Mass, a permanent chapel and a Catholic
Christian Patience: Pope Pius V and the 1571 Lepanto Victory
Christian patience is sometimes the only moral option, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP explains in a homily reflecting on Pope Pius
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A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council
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Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth
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