A practice inaugurated by Pope John Paul II in 1994, all new bishops attend a week-long training course at the Vatican, covering everything from canon law to crisis management to social media use. By Anna Artymiak Inside the Vatican correspondent Anna Artymiak interviewed one of these “baby bishops,” as they are sometimes called – Bishop Ralph [...]
Screenshot The foundational encyclical of Pope Francis on the environment — and on the essential moral duty of men and women to “care for creation” — was Laudato Si’ (“Praised be (you, my Lord)...”), published more than 10 years ago, on May 24, 2015. The encyclical has been praised as prophetic, but also criticized [...]
Despite changing times, the Church's perennial teaching has never changed By Thomas Storck* In the 1745 encyclical of Pope Benedict XIV, Vix Pervenit, he argues that “One cannot condone the sin of usury by arguing that the gain is not great or excessive...” Insofar as people think about usury today, it is usually understood [...]
Pope Leo XIV Inaugurates Borgo Laudato Si' at Castel Gandolfo By Linda Bordoni (Vatican News) Pope Leo XIV attends the inauguration of the "Borgo Laudato Si'" Advanced Training Center at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo (Italy), 5 September 2025. Pope Leo XIV on September 5 inaugurated the Laudato si’ Village (Borgo Laudato [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos August Wednesday 6 Pope Commemorates Atomic Bombing Anniversary In a message on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Leo XIV called on the international community to renew its commitment to lasting peace and an end to nuclear weapons. “True peace [...]
Dilexi Te—I have Loved You—says Leo, is a continuation of Dilexit Nos, Francis' encyclical on the heart of Christ By Anna Artymiak Giotto, "The Gift of the Cloak," Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. The end of September and the beginning of October marked two long-awaited acts of Leo XIV: on September 26, the appointment [...]
Leo XIII condemned it; how will Leo XIV approach it? By Aurelio Porfiri The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, donated by the French in 1884. At the election of the new American Pontiff, many were struck by his choice of name: Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903) Indeed, the [...]
In his first appointment of a head of a Vatican department, Pope Leo names Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.―who has been serving as Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative texts―as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. By Salvatore Cernuzio (Vatican News) Archbishop Iannone, is a jurist, and canon lawyer with extensive experience in courts, pontifical [...]
Group aims to support converts' Jewish identity while practicing orthodox Catholicism By Madalaine Elhabbal (CNA) The statue of Ecclesia and Synagoga of the Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia to honour the declaration Nostra Aetate, promulgated on October 28, 1965 by the Second Vatican Council A group dedicated to providing a welcoming space for Jew-ish [...]
By Andrew Rabel Vatican City, September 7,2025. in St. Peter’s Square, Leo XIV greets Fr. Juan Gutierrez, assistant pastor at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Los Angeles. He received a miraculous healing through the intercession of Pier Giorgio Frassati, whose canonization he was there to witness. Fr. Juan Gutierrez, 38, is assistant pastor [...]
