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The Pope sings of love and the purity of the soul in the Assumption of Mary

León XIV has returned to Castelgandolfo to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The glorification of Mary in soul and body teaches us that our true beauty lies in showing, even in our flesh, the signs of love that has no end, he stated in a beautiful homily.

Francisco Otamendi

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The Pope thanks priests and encourages them to share responsibilities with the laity

Most of the letter focused on fidelity, missionary commitment, and the recognition that a priest's vocation arises from his baptism, a sacrament he shares with all Catholics.

OSV / Omnes

22 Dec 2025

Christ's mission and communion, central themes of Leo XIV's greeting to the Curia

The double appeal to carry out Christ's mission and a missionary Church, and to be “builders of Christ's communion,” marked the Pope's Christmas greeting to the cardinals and superiors of the Roman Curia. Referring to communion, he warned that there is “the risk of falling victim to rigidity and ideology.”.

Francisco Otamendi

22 Dec 2025

The Pope blesses a sea of figures of the Baby Jesus, held by Saint Joseph

During the Angelus on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, on the eve of the Nativity of the Savior, Pope Leo IV blessed hundreds of figures of the Child Jesus carried by children and adults in Rome. He also highlighted the faith of Saint Joseph., who “leaves the last shore of their security and sails out to sea in the hands of God.”.

Omnes Editorial Staff

21 Dec 2025

Leo XIV convenes his first extraordinary consistory

The Holy See has announced this first extraordinary Consistory of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, which will be held on January 7 and 8, 2026.

Maria José Atienza

20 Dec 2025

Pope Leo urges protection and cultivation of even small signs of peace

The “logic of opposition” that dominates both global and national politics is “the most current factor in a planetary destabilization that is becoming increasingly dramatic and unpredictable,” wrote the Pope in his message for World Peace Day. Military spending already accounts for 2.5% of global GDP, and Leo XIV has urged that small signs of peace be protected.

CNS / Omnes

19 Dec 2025

New blesseds: 11 Spanish martyrs and an exemplary Argentine businessman, Enrique Shaw

The Pope authorizes the promulgation of decrees relating to the upcoming beatification of nine seminarians, a priest, and a layman, martyred during the Spanish Civil War of the last century, and of an Argentine family man, Enrique Ernesto Shaw, a businessman committed to various ecclesial works.

Vatican News

18 Dec 2025

Pope warns against activism in the run-up to Christmas: “We are not machines”

At today's Audience, Pope Leo XIV warned against frantic activism in preparation for Christmas and reflected on the restlessness of the heart described by St. Augustine. “We are not machines, but men and women with hearts,” he said.

Francisco Otamendi

17 Dec 2025

Nativity scenes flood the Vatican and the Catholic world

Christmas “eats up” Advent. On the afternoon of Monday, December 15, the Nativity scene will be inaugurated in St. Peter's Square and the Christmas tree will be lit. The international exhibition ‘100 Nativity Scenes in the Vatican’ also continues under Bernini's Colonnade, and on Saturday, the living Nativity scene of Santa Maria Maggiore took place.

Francisco Otamendi

15 Dec 2025

Leo XIV claims archaeology as a “school of incarnation”

On the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Pope Leo XIV shared some reflections on Christian archaeology, which he considers important for the Church's journey in the present day.

Rafael Sanz Carrera

12 Dec 2025

Apostolic letter from the Pope on the importance of Christian archaeology

Leo XIV writes about the importance of archaeology, on the occasion of the centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology.

OSV / Omnes

11 Dec 2025

Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard

Papua New Guinea, second stop on Pope Francis' trip

“You don’t need to be rich or powerful, just have love,” says the Pope in Mongolia

Pope Francis in Marseille, plurality as a resource

Hungary: Pope Francis' next destination

Poverty, tensions and women: challenges ahead of the Pope's visit to Africa

The Catholic Church in Congo and South Sudan

The Pope travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. “Mbote François”, Okay, now, welcome!

Pope Francis and initiatives for dialogue with Islam

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

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Omnes Editorial Staff

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Santiago Leyra Curiá

Miracles of the Virgin Mary and nature: 'the sun danced', snowfalls, flowers…

Francisco Otamendi