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(RNS) — In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis’ papacy would continue to guide the Catholic Church. With Leo’s backing, Catholic leaders in the pope’s…

VATICAN CITY — A group of 48 transgender women attended a major Vatican event on Sunday with Pope Leo XIV, continuing a tradition that began under his predecessor of inviting members of the LGBTQ+ community to the church’s annual “lunch for the poor.” Read More

The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday. The items, including an Inuit kayak, are part…

ROME — Inside the frescoed nave of a church near the Colosseum, women in black veils and clean-cut young men listened in reverent silence to a largely forbidden rite: a Roman Catholic Mass in Latin. A celebrant in exquisite robes knelt with his back to the congregation, muttering in the…

October 17, 2025 / 10:13 AM EDT / CBS/AP The Catholic Church and Church of England will take a historic step on the path to unity next week when Britain's King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together in the Sistine Chapel, officials said Friday. The two churches have…

(RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My response was that we would have to wait six months to a year before we really understand who he is. Four months after his election, in an interview with Elise Ann Allen of Crux, Leo…

Pope Leo XIV voiced concern over “some things” happening in the United States and revealed he turned down plans for an AI version of himself in his first major interview since his election. The first American pope highlighted the significance of a letter his predecessor Pope Francis had sent to…

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Sunday (Sept. 14), the Catholic news website Crux published excerpts of Pope Leo XIV’s first extended interview with any media outlet, giving the first look at his perspective on the papacy and the challenges facing the church and society. Leo talked about his concerns about…

Hundreds of LGBTQ Catholics and their families took part in a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday, celebrating a new level of acceptance in the Catholic Church after long feeling shunned and crediting Pope Francis with the change. The vice-president of the Italian bishops conference, Bishop Francesco Savino, celebrated…