In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Jesus' arrest on the Mount of Olives, saying that "Christian hope...is the result of profound prayer in which God is not asked to spare us from suffering, but rather to give us the strength to persevere in love, aware that life offered freely for love cannot be taken away by anyone." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on Jesus' tender offer of bread to Judas at the Last Supper, saying, "To love until the end: here is the key to understanding Christ’s heart." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the "the moment at which, during the Passover supper, Jesus reveals that one of the Twelve is about to betray him." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He began a new series on the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ, reflecting on the preparations for the Last Supper, he said that "love is not the result of chance, but of a conscious choice ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Leo XIV's first Urbi et Orbi address given on May 8, 2025 at the Vatican. ...read more

On May 7, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, "For the Election of the Roman Pontiff," in St. Peter's Basilica. ...read more

Deacon Pedro explores the ins and outs of a modern Conclave, and asks, "Where is the Holy Spirit in all this?" ...read more

On Divine Mercy Sunday, 27 April, 2025, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis' Secretary of State, presided over Mass and delivered the homily for the Second Day of the Novendiali and the Jubilee of Adolescents. ...read more

At 10 a.m. this morning, on the parvis of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, the Esequial Mass for the late Roman Pontiff, Pope Francis, was celebrated with deep reverence and solemnity. The Esequial Liturgy was concelebrated by the Cardinals and the Patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches, with His Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presiding. Read the full text of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re’s homily below. ...read more

“That is how the name came into my heart: Francis of Assisi. For me, he is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.” (Address to Representatives of the Communications Media, March 16, 2013) We are deeply saddened by the death of our beloved Pope Francis on April ...read more