• Pope Leo XIV meets with David Ryan, a former student at Blackrock College in Ireland, and listens to his story of the abuse he and his late brother, Mark, endured at the Catholic secondary school. Read all  
  • Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, praising consecrated men and women for living out their steadfast faith even in the most difficult of circumstances, and inviting them to be 'leavens of peace' and 'signs of hope.' Read all  
  • Russia confirms that a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks will be held with Ukraine this week in Abu Dhabi after a brief pause amid concerns over the human cost of a war in which combined military casualties on both sides are estimated to be approaching two million. Read all  
  • Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah Crossing to Egypt, but restrictions remain. The full reopening of the Rafah crossing was part of the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that went into effect in mid-October on condition that all living and deceased Hamas-held hostages were returned to Israel. Read all  
  • Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in the Vatican on Monday morning. Read all  
  • Throughout the United States, the Catholic Church is using restorative approaches to transform historical injustices, respond to crime and incarceration in communities, and as a practical tool to heal wounds of division at the local and diocesan level, according to the Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network. Read all