Vatican promotes Peter’s Pence 2026 collection
The annual collection to support the popeʼs charitable activities takes place June 28, and donations can be made now online. As Pope Leo XIV carries out his global mission, the Vatican is calling on the faithful worldwide to support him through the traditional Peter’s Pence collection this Sunday, June 28, the day before the solemnity […]
SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory
The traditionalist society published an open letter to the Vatican on June 24, ahead of the extraordinary consistory of cardinals and their episcopal consecrations without papal approval. The traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) issued an open letter and a declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals on June […]
Vatican publishes Pope Benedict XVI’s private homilies in English
The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of “The Lord Holds Us by the Hand” on June 24. The Vatican has published, for the first time in English, a collection of Pope Benedict XVI’s private homilies from 2005-2017. According to Vatican News, the Vatican Publishing House has published “The Lord Holds Us By the […]
EU tells EWTN News that Pope Leo’s AI vision mirrors Europe’s own rules
Brussels says the popeʼs encyclical Magnifica Humanitas echoes values already written into Europeʼs tech laws, even as Parliament moves to ease parts of the AI Act. The European Commission has told EWTN News that Pope Leo XIV’s call for AI to serve human dignity and the common good reflects principles already embedded in the EU’s […]
‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?
Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, John the Baptist’s birthday is sometimes known as “Summer Christmas.” St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. […]
Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass
The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is “intrinsically linked” to the proclamation of the Gospel and reserved to ordained ministers. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has rejected a request by the German Bishops’ Conference to allow lay faithful, in exceptional circumstances, to preach the homily during the celebration of the Eucharist. The Dicastery […]
International Widows’ Day: How Jesus and St. Augustine show Church’s concern for widowed women
According to biblical texts and the tradition of the Catholic Church, widows have a place of privilege and special care in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Widows have a place of privilege and special care in the Judeo-Christian tradition, according to biblical texts. On International Widows’ Day, annually observed on June 23, the Church has the opportunity […]
Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity
The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Pope Leo XIV called on the United Nations (U.N.) to prioritize people in combating world hunger and said feeding the hungry is an essential part of peacemaking. The pontiff visited the headquarters the World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome […]
Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever ‘decide on the life of an embryo’
His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Pope Leo XIV defended the dignity of human life at every stage and warned about the risks of a medicine subordinated to technical or utilitarian criteria at the Vatican on Monday. “No doctor should ever allow himself, on the basis of laboratory […]
After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on June 15-16 in Rome. After a meeting at the Vatican in October last year, Pope Leo XIV and a network for victims of clergy sexual abuse and continue to build collaboration through conversations with the Vatican’s safeguarding […]