Vatican News

The International Theological Commission published a new document Sept. 2 calling for ecological conversion due to "sin against creation and the Creator."

In a motu proprio Pope Leo XIV grants the Synod of Bishops of the Eastern Churches the power, through "an orderly procedure," to remove a patriarch from office.

Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus' Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.

Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican's secretary for relations with states and international organizations, arrived in Moscow Aug. 24 for a four-day visit, with meetings scheduled with Russian government, Orthodox and Catholic leaders.

Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV's pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.

The Vatican announced Aug. 11 that Pope Leo XIV's message for the 2027 World Day of Peace will focus on "disarming technology" and political leaders' moral responsibility.

Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Sudan caught between conflict between state military and paramilitary forces.

Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced.

As dusk settled over the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo on July 29, Pope Leo XIV listened as Andrea Bocelli led 164 young voices in a hymn, prompting the pope to offer a reflection on how beauty can lead us to God.

Pope Leo XIV has named two American bishops as members of the Vatican's highest court, the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.