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Pope Leo XIV presides over the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on 24 May 2026. Photo: OSV News/Matteo Minnella, Reuters.

Pope Leo: Holy Spirit opens doors of peace, truth and forgiveness

By Josephine Peterson Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Pentecost by highlighting the role of the Holy.

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28 May 2026

The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly provides an opportunity to bring the Church closer to the elderly and acknowledge their contribution to families and communities. Photo: Adobe.

I will never forget you: celebrating the elderly in our community

I will never forget you (Is 49:15) is the theme selected by Pope Leo XIV for the Sixth World Day.

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28 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV signs his first apostolic exhortation, ‘Dilexi Te’ (‘I Have Loved You’), in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on 4 October 2025. His first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, will be published on 25 May 2026 the Vatican announced on 18 May. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence

By Courtney Mares Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, will be published May 25,.

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21 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before leading his weekly general audience on 6 May 2026. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.

The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil: Pope Leo

By Carol Glatz The Catholic Church is the guardian of hope, whose members are called to speak.

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14 May 2026

In a video message released on 30 April 2026 by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Leo XIV called on Catholics worldwide to confront the problem of food insecurity with both prayer and concrete action. Photo: OSV News screenshot/Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for May: ‘That everyone might have food’

By Courtney Mares Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his prayer intention for the month of May to one of.

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07 May 2026

Pope Leo XIV prays with Anglican Archbishop Sarah Mullally of Canterbury in the Vatican's Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace during their meeting on 27 April 2026. Photo: OSV News/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media.

Anglicans, Catholics must work to overcome differences, Pope tells Archbishop of Canterbury

By Junno Arocho Esteves Although the path to full communion has become “more difficult to.

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30 Apr 2026

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