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Evangelii Gaudium Sunday, the day we celebrate the domestic mission work of the Catholic Church, falls on 21 September 2025. It’s theme is ‘I believe…’ inspired by …

Pope Leo XIV takes questions from new bishops on Thursday, inviting them to renewed contact with the world, calling them to take prompt action in regard to inappropriate conduct by clergy, and warning them of the danger of misinformation on social media.

Addressing participants in an International Seminar promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Pope Leo highlights the “missionary and dialogical impetus of theological endeavour for the future.”

Excerpts from the interview granted by Pope Leo XIV to journalist Elise Ann Allen for the book “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century”, to be released on 18 September, have been published by Crux and El Comercio.

As the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Jenny Kraska reflects on the theme, “Where suffering and love meet”.

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, saying the “immense love of God” transformed “an instrument of death into a means of life”. After the recitation of the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father recalls the anniversary, on Monday, of the establishement of the Synod of Bishops.

The universal Church and men and women of goodwill across the globe rejoice as Pope Leo XIV celebrates his birthday.

Addressing over eighty thousand faithful filling Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Mass with the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, Pope Leo XIV says the examples of these two young Saints invite all of us, especially young people, to direct our lives upwards to God and make them masterpieces of holiness, service, and joy.

Before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer with the faithful in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV asks everyone to pray constantly for peace in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and all lands plagued by war, emphasising that “God wants peace!”

Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati | EWTN News Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the …

Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Episcopal Secretary for the Bishops’ Conference, will be in Rome to celebrate the Canonisation | CBCEW On Sunday 7 September, Pope Leo …

Carlo Acutis. | Credit: carloacutis.com Domenico Sorrentino, the bishop of Assisi, Italy, where the remains of Blessed Carlo Acutis rest, sent a message of encouragement …

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Pope Leo XIV renews his closeness to the Ukrainian people, appealing for an immediate ceasefire, and prays for the victims of the Catholic school shooting in Minnesota and migrants killed off the coast of Mauritania.

Pope Leo XIV renews his invitation for Christians to join together on September 1 to celebrate the World of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which draws inspiration from the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the theme: “Seeds of Peace and Hope.”

In his reflections before leading the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo prays that the Church may always be “a school of humility” in following Jesus’ example, as well as “a home where all are welcome”, where rivalries are set aside.

Before reciting the Angelus, Pope Leo reflects on the Gospel reading and how we are all called to pass through the “narrow door”, living lives of authentic faith of words and deeds.

Before sharing a lunch with the poor supported by Caritas Albano in the Gardens of the Pontifical Villas, the Pope explained that each one of us is made in the image of God, and that “we can find God’s presence in everyone.”