Where Psychology Meets the Sacraments: Confession
He was trained to heal with a scalpel — and later called to heal in the confessional. Father Wenceslao Vial is a priest and professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, and his work sits at the crossroads of medicine, psychology, and spiritual life. Through books such as Psychology and Christian Life and […]
Pope Leo XIV: Lent in 5 of Rome’s Parishes
This Lent, beginning February 15, Pope Leo XIV will step beyond the Vatican walls and into the neighborhoods of Rome. On each of the five Sundays of Lent, the Bishop of Rome will visit parish communities across the city’s five pastoral regions—bringing the papacy to places where daily life is lived with quiet faith, struggle, […]
FULL TEXT of Pope Leo’s Message for Lent 2026
The PDF version of the Pope Leo’s Message for Lent 2026. This is the text of the document: MESSAGE OF POPE LEO XIVFOR LENT 2026Listening and Fasting:Lent as a Time of Conversion Dear brothers and sisters, Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the […]
Cuban Bishops Postpone Vatican Visit Amid National Crisis
The country’s growing economic and social instability prompts request to delay meeting with Pope Leo XIV. The Catholic Bishops of Cuba announced Thursday that they have asked Pope Leo XIV to postpone their upcoming visit to Rome due to the country’s grave situation, which is generating “so much instability and uncertainty.” The bishops had been […]
The Rome church where you can venerate St. Valentine’s skull
When most people think of romantic love, a third-century skull crowned with flowers probably does not spring to mind — nor the story behind it. But a visit to an unassuming Byzantine basilica in Rome might change that. Saint Valentine’s Relics in Rome “One of the most important relics that you will find in this […]
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Nigeria, Sends Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV addressed escalating violence in Nigeria, extended humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine, and approved key developments within the Vatican this week. From global crises to cultural restoration and upcoming papal travel plans, here are the latest updates from the Holy See. Pope Leo XIV Prays for Nigeria, Sends Aid to Ukraine Pope Leo […]
Pope Leo XIV Peru Visit: Chiclayo ‘Most Likely’ Stop
The president of Peru’s conference of bishops said a late 2026 papal visit to the country has a probability of approximately 80%. Pope Leo XIV could return to Chiclayo — the diocese where he served as bishop — during an upcoming visit to Peru, expected to take place between November and the first week of […]
Vatican offers talks with SSPX, warns illicit consecrations would end dialogue
Doctrinal office tells traditionalist group that consecrating bishops without papal mandate would mean a “decisive rupture” of communion. The Vatican’s doctrinal office said Thursday it is willing to begin a structured theological dialogue with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), but warned that any plan by the traditionalist group to consecrate bishops without a […]
Pope Leo XIV: Church Is Home of Sacred Scripture
Pope Leo XIV spoke about sacred Scripture during his weekly audience with pilgrims in the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that sacred Scripture has been entrusted to the Catholic Church — that she preserves and explains it, and supports its purpose of making Christ known to the world. “The Church is the rightful home […]
Archbishop Checchio Succeeds Aymond in New Orleans
Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop James Checchio coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed the 76-year-old Archbishop Gregory Aymond upon his retirement. Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way for coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio to assume the leadership of the Archdiocese of New […]