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Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass

The Dicastery for Divine Worship said the homily is “intrinsically linked” to the proclamation of the Gospel and
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV to UN: To combat hunger, focus on humanity

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. World Food Programme in Rome on June 22. Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV meets a girl during his audience with members of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 22, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV warns no doctor should ever 'decide on the life of an embryo'

His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Pope Leo XIV defended the
Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) meet at Palazzo Maffei in Rome on June 15-16, 2026. | Credit: Courtesy of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

After meeting with pope, collaboration between Vatican, abuse victims takes ‘a step forward’

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on June 21, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Contemplation makes Christians credible witnesses

At the Angelus, the pope urged the faithful to make room for silence before God and said “no

Pope Leo XIV honors Mother Cabrini as model for Church on migration

At the birthplace of the first U.S. citizen canonized as a Catholic saint, the Chicago-born pope said the

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