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Catholic Charities USA encouraged by Pope amid challenges of service

Following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, the President of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities USA says the Pope’s words strengthen the organisation’s commitment to continue serving vulnerable people across the United States in fidelity to the Gospel.

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Ethics and Public Policy Center at 50: A part of America’s ‘secret sauce’

Several hundred supporters gathered to celebrate the ecumenical think tank that engages on public policy questions within the context of America’s historic Judeo-Christian moral framework.

Pope Leo XIV to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7

Pope Leo XIV will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7 at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. They had already met a year ago following the Mass marking the official beginning of the Pope’s pontificate.

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Mozambique Archbishop condemns attack on Catholic Mission in Cabo Delgado

Mozambican Archbishop Inácio Saúre condemns the destruction of a Catholic mission in Cabo Delgado, calling for an end to violence and urging peaceful coexistence between religious communities.

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Pope: Care for poor difficult but ‘integral part of Christian life’

As he meets with members of Catholic Charities, Pope Leo XIV encourages the American Caritas-affiliate never to succumb to discouragement despite challenges, noting that care for the poor is an integral part of authentic Christian life.

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Pope Leo XIV meets President Tómasdóttir of Iceland

Pope Leo XIV receives in audience in the Vatican the President of the Republic of Iceland who subsequently held talks with members of the Secretariat of State.

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Mercy on the streets of Mexico City

On the streets of Mexico City, numerous women are trapped in a cycle of prostitution, often marked by violence, poverty, and exclusion. In this situation, the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer go out each day to meet them and offer a presence that restores dignity, transmitting God’s closeness and the concrete witness of his mercy.

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Nugget of Wisdom from Fr. Ivan's Homily

Fifth Sunday of Easter In John 14, Jesus meets the apostles' anxiety over His departure with a powerful promise.  Responding to Phillip's uncertainty, He reveals Himself as "the Way, the Truth, and the Life," the only path to...

50 years on, Pope remembers victims of deadly Italian earthquake

On the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake, which killed some 1,000 people and left over 150,000 homeless, Pope Leo prays that "the memory of this tragic event" will inspire a "renewed commitment to the values of fraternity and charity.”

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Pope Leo XIV remembers journalists killed by war and violence

The pontiff said Christians reveal that "fraternity and peace are our calling" by loving as Christ loved.