‘Canticle of Peace’: Leo XIV presents the beauty of music as a path to God
The Holy Father made his remarks at an event organized by the Laudato Si’ Center for Higher Education and the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Pope Leo XIV stated Wednesday that “the beauty of music invites us to encounter the One who is beauty itself,” during the “Canticle of Peace” prayer and fraternal gathering held at Castel […]
Catholic anti-trafficking network led by nuns assists 1.2 million worldwide
The International Network Against Human Trafficking published its 2025 annual report on July 29. A Catholic anti-trafficking network, led by nuns, assisted 1.2 million people worldwide in 2025 through its outreach against human exploitation. The annual report for Talitha Kum, the international network of consecrated life against human trafficking, founded by the International Union of […]
Vatican to launch first conference of Christians and Confucians
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold a conference on Confucian-Christian relations in South Korea from Aug. 4–5. The Vatican will launch its first conference of Christians and Confucians to expand the Catholic Church’s outreach to the Asian ethical tradition. The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold the colloquium “Dialogue on the Contribution of Christianity […]
Explaining the Vatican’s engagement with contemporary art
Amid the latest Venice Biennale, one of the world’s premier art exhibitions, a senior Vatican official explained why the Catholic Church is taking part. The Vatican is participating in the international art exhibition “La Biennale di Venezia” in Italy for the fourth consecutive year. A senior Vatican official explained the Vatican’s support for the exhibition […]
Pope Leo XIV: Use AI prudently because it can project ‘an unreal world’
Addressing a youth festival in Brazil, Pope Leo encouraged young people to use both social media and AI appropriately, keeping Christ at the center, like St. Carlo Acutis. Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people to use social media and artificial intelligence (AI) prudently because “they can immerse us in an unreal world.” In a video […]
The peace proposed by Pope Leo XIV is not a naive hippie ideal, expert says
A new Vatican anthology presents the pontiff’s teaching on peace as rooted in Christ’s cross, Augustinian spirituality, and missionary experience. An English-language edition is expected soon. The peace proposed by Pope Leo XIV is “not abstract, ideological, or naive” but one that “passes through the pain, contradictions, and wounds of the world,” according to Alessandro […]
Vatican calls for assessment of synodality implementation ahead of 2028 assembly
The General Secretariat of the Synod published the “Recollecting” resource for diocesan synodal teams on July 27. Ahead of the 2028 ecclesial assembly for the Synod on Synodality, the Vatican has called on dioceses to provide an assessment of their implementation of synodality. The General Secretariat of the Synod published the document “Recollecting” on July […]
San Francisco archbishop among new members of Vatican’s highest court
Pope Leo XIV also appointed Bishop Edward Lohse of Kalamazoo, Michigan, along with canon law experts from Spain, Germany, Poland, and Italy, to five-year terms on the Apostolic Signatura. Pope Leo XIV has appointed San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and Kalamazoo, Michigan, Bishop Edward M. Lohse among seven new members of the Apostolic Signatura, the […]
Pope Leo XIV to attend musical prayer service with Andrea Bocelli
The pontiff will lead a moment of prayer during the “Canticle of Peace” concert in Castel Gandolfo on July 29. Pope Leo XIV, having just concluded his vacation at Castel Gandolfo in Italy, will return there on July 29 for a musical prayer service featuring the renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. As announced on July […]
American Seminarians Discover Rome as a Spiritual Home Through Six-Week Formation Program
ROME — For diocesan seminarians from across the United States, six weeks in the Eternal City offer more than an opportunity to study theology and Church history. The experience allows them to encounter the universality of the Catholic Church, deepen their friendship with Christ, and discover Rome as a spiritual home. Each summer, the Rome […]