God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says
ROME (CNS) — Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo…
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Pope Leo takes possession of cathedral as bishop of Rome
ROME (CNS) — Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion…
May 24 marks a decade of Laudato Si’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology…
Every vocation, even the pope’s, springs from God’s love, Pope Leo XIV says
ROME (CNS) — God’s love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including…
Missionary discipleship contributes to peacemaking, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing themselves as members of the one body of Christ, all Catholics…
God’s love is generous, not calculating, pope says at first audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile…
At inaugural Mass, Pope Leo calls for ‘united church’ in a wounded world
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo…
Pope Leo explains choice of name, renews commitment to Vatican II
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up…
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied”…
Habemus Papam!
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under…
Concerns about unity, Global South to impact conclave, Vatican journalists say
ROME — The conclave to elect the next pope will be guided by issues that impact…