Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon, underlining St. Augustine's enduring importance today, saying that the saint's invitation "to search for God and to search for truth is something that is very much needed today."

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout 2026 to mark the centenary of Pope Benedict XVI's birth.

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering June 26-27.

Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona has been elected patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, taking the name Paul III and succeeding Cardinal Louis Sako.

Pope Leo XIV honoured the memory of Algeria's Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country's tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains "a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit."

Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to Trump's criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is "the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers."

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.

Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is "entirely nonviolent."

Pope Leo XIV offered Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square Sunday proclaiming that with Christ's resurrection "death has been conquered forever” and "no longer has power over us."

God's love is stronger than any evil, capable of "driving out hatred" and "bringing down the mighty," Pope Leo XIV said.