"He waits for us every day, in the laboratory, in the operating theatre, in the army barracks, in the university chair, in the factory, in the workshop, in the fields, in the home and in all the immense panorama of work.” Saint Josemaría
"He waits for us every day, in the laboratory, in the operating theatre, in the army barracks, in the university chair, in the factory, in the workshop, in the fields, in the home and in all the immense panorama of work.”
“The fullness of God is revealed and given to us in Christ, in the love of Christ, in Christ’s heart.” The centre of the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is Christ Himself and the particular kind of love his Heart contains: patient, self-sacrificing, and tender.
In 2026, Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, 24 May. The 10-day devotion to the Holy Spirit is a long-standing custom in the Church to prepare for this feast, fifty days after Easter.
Vatican News releases a 27-minute documentary looking back at the most significant moments of Pope Francis’ pontificate, a powerful testimony of mercy and closeness that the Church is still learning from today.
The theme of Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to Spain from 6-12 June is: “Lift up your eyes!” This article contains text and video excerpts from the journey, with links to the full itinerary and text of each stop along the way. It is updated daily.
In his 13 May general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the Virgin Mary as model of the Church.
The theme of Pope Leo XIV’s third apostolic journey (13 to 23 April, to four African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea) is peace. This article contains text and video excerpts from the eleven-day journey through eleven cities, with links to the full itinerary and text of each stop along the way.
Today, 25 May 2026, saw the publication of “Magnifica Humanitas,” on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. This article contains a downloadable ebook of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in ePub and PDF formats, with an audiobook coming soon.
In his 6 May general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the eschatological dimension of the Church.
In his 8 April general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the universal call to holiness.