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Frayjhonattan, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bishop Robert Francis Prevost was named prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops on Jan. 30, 2023....

Genya Savilov/AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference after a meeting of European leaders in the Ukrainian...

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L to R: Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Holy Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025. ‘St. Augustine’ by Carlo Crivell...

Veronica Giacometti/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists on May 12, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. 'Th...

Jonathan Weiss Planned Parenthood facility in Indianapolis. Live Action’s billboard messages focused on how the organization provi...

Diego López Marina/EWTN News The plaza in front of the Cathedral of Santa María de Chiclayo was the setting for the celebration. I...

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd of pilgrims from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica during the first Regina Caeli p...

Pope Leo XIV takes in the large crowd gathered for his first Regina Caeli address on May 11, 2025. COMMENTARY: A Church united and a...

Daniel Ibáñez/CNA “Have no fear! Trust in the Lord” Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’ s Square for th...

Two mothers: Mother Mary and Mother Seton A mother's prayers, a daughter's healing, and the saints' Intercession...

William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), “Virgin and Lamb” The power of creation is shared not with angels, but with mothers.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, “Le Repos”, 1879 Whether in homes, classrooms, religious life, or quiet suffering, the feminine heart re...

Sarah Kroger pens song-inspired devotional. AUTHOR INTERVIEW: New book highlights ‘the way that God sees you.’

EWTN News Cardinal Fernando Filoni speaks to EWTN News in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2025 Cardinal Filoni pointed to what was until this...

‘I am the Good Shepherd,’ Jesus reminds us. User’s Guide to the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Francesco Sforza Pope Leo XIV brings flowers to the altar of the Sanctuary of the Madre del Buon Consiglio (Mother of Good Counsel) in Gen...

Francesco Sforza Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in his first papal appearance on May 8, 2025. His opening words as pontiff cou...

Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV came out May 8, 2025 to the balcony of the Sistine Chapel wearing the traditional garb for a new pope, a red mo...

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as pope on Friday, May 9, 2025. ‘It’s so beautiful for...

A cropped version of the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, published by the Vatican on May 10, 2025. The heraldic design of Leo’s p...

View of the Vatican during the conclave on May 8, 2025 ‘The Catechism gives us encouragement and hope,’ says Edward Sri.

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States....

Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost speaks at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois, on Aug. 7, 2024.

Brendan Towell with the future Pope Leo XIV in 2010 As an Augustinian, the new pope embodies the synthesis of tradition and pastoral...