Pope Leo XIV

“We pray to be a church that does not serve money or itself, but the kingdom of God and his justice,” he said during a special Jubilee audience Oct. 4.

The Catholic Church, Pope Leo said, should “offer times and tools for understanding old age, so that we can live it in a Christian way, without pretending to remain forever …

Welcoming new recruits from different regions of Switzerland to the Pontifical Swiss Guard, Pope Leo XIV said they are called “to form a united body, to create strong and healthy …

On Oct. 2, Philippine officials said they would end rescue efforts and shift to giving aid to the more than 20,000 displaced residents.

Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shortly after their Sept. 30 meeting with top U.S. military officials.

Migrants and refugees often are “privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and trust in God,” Pope Leo XIV said.

People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told …

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, spoke Oct. 1, the first day of Respect Life Month about maintaining hope in a culture with a disregard for human life.

In his Oct. 1, 2025 general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis series on Jesus our hope, meditating on the resurrection.

Sharing the joy of being loved by God despite one’s human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said.