Pope Leo XIV speaks on freedom, Mary, Christians in the Middle East, and his upcoming apostolic visit to France.

A Synod study group report proposes workplace gender-equality mechanisms and an expanded role for women religious in bishop selections.

Pope Leo XIV told newly ordained bishops that their most essential mission before all responsibilities is to remain with Jesus as disciples.

Pope Leo XIV warned of a Western paradox where absolute individual autonomy coexists with a growing fear of judgment and nonconformity.

In a new YouCat prologue, Pope Leo XIV reminds young couples that love is not a mere feeling, but a lifelong decision and covenant.

Pope Leo XIV taught that human dignity excludes self-centered isolation, calling for solidarity and a life centered on gift of self.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Gerardo Vargas Cruz as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao in Puerto Rico.

At his Angelus, Pope Leo XIV appealed for the release of Haiti hostages and prayed for flood victims in Nepal and Tibet.

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first pope to cross Lake Albano by boat during a Marian procession for Our Lady of the Lake.

Pope Leo XIV visited the Genazzano Marian shrine, honoring Our Lady of Good Counsel and reflecting on Mary’s quiet role in salvation history.

The Catholic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sept. 8, reflecting on early Christian traditions of her birth.