Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remotely in an event on the eve of the 250th...
The traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV and caused a schism defended their actions Friday, insisting they were merely saving souls and were victim of an unjust sanction by the Holy See.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the guidelines on Thursday, the same day the DDF formally declared the bishops and clergy of the breakaway traditionalist order to be in schism and...
The declaration came just one day after the group illicitly consecrated four bishops in defiance of warnings from Vatican officials and the pope himself.
Pope Leo XIV speaks via a video address to the Eucharistic pilgrimage at its concluding Mass in Philadelphia, July 5, 2026.
The Holy Father addressed pilgrims...
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on July 5, 2026.
The Pontiff prayed the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square before...
Pope Leo XIV with U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch and his family at the ambassador's residence on July 4, 2026. U.S. Embassy to the Holy See
The Pope visited the...
Pope Leo XIV with a family of migrants at the Gateway to Europe monument, which commemorates migrants lost in the Mediterranean, on the Italian island of Lampedusa on...