In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV resumed his catechesis on Lumen Gentium, the Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. He said that "the Church is at the same time an earthly community and the mystical body of Christ, a visible assembly and a spiritual mystery, a reality present in history and a people journeying towards heaven." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. He turned to Lumen Gentium, the Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. Reflecting on St. Paul's meditation on the Church as a "mystery." ...read more

The Catholic Church acknowledges three vocations: marriage, priesthood, and consecrated life. The foundation of each vocation is love. ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and his reflection on Dei Verbum, the Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation. He spoke on the relationship between Scripture and the Church, saying that "In the ecclesial community, Scripture...finds the sphere in which to carry out its particular task and achieve its purpose: to make Christ known and to open dialogue with God." ...read more

Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, is one step closer to sainthood. ...read more

Let us pray that the Spirit help us recognise the gift of different charisms within the Christian community, and to discover the richness of different ritual traditions in the heart of the Catholic Church. ...read more