The EWTN Vatican Summer Academy has ended, a deep-dive into the world's most prominent Marian Sanctuary, and a look into Pope Francis's life before his pontificate.

Pope Leo XIV names Newman Doctor of the Church, appoints new Vatican Observatory head, meets youth and influencers, as Rome hosts first Catholic Music Awards.

From TikTok testimonies to hashtagged homilies, technology is changing the process of evangelization. You may have even noticed a new kind of influencer popping up on your feed: the digital missionary. 

The most important news from the Holy Father and the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges ceasefire after Gaza church bombing. US ecumenical pilgrimage fosters unity. Vatican backs debt relief. Charity Match aids war victims. Rome readies for Jubilee with 1M youth and papal Mass

The last Pope who met crowds of the faithful in Castel Gandolfo at the Sunday Angelus prayer was Benedict XVI in September 2012, 13 years ago.

Pope Leo XIV presided over the first Mass dedicated to the care of creation at Castel Gandolfo, in the newly established Borgo Laudato Si’.

Pope Leo XIV offers the Vatican as a neutral ground for Russia-Ukraine negotiations and pledges support for reuniting displaced Ukrainian children.