Pope Leo XIV

Pope at Audience: Church is prophecy of peace and unity with space for all

11/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

Continuing in our reflection on the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium (LG), today we will look at the second chapter, dedicated to the People of God.

God, who created the world and humanity, and who wishes to save every man, carries out his work of salvation in history, choosing a real people and dwelling among them… Read more »

Never underestimate violence against women, report it without fear – Pope Leo XIV

08/03/2026

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta

Pope Leo XIV responds to a reader of the monthly magazine Piazza San Pietro who denounces femicides and calls for an alliance between schools and Church to promote “a culture of respect” among young people.

Pope Leo responded to a reader’s question in this month’s edition of the magazine Piazza San Pietro, made public on March 8, International Women’s Day… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Jesus quenches our spiritual thirst

08/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Since the first centuries of the Church’s history, the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, the healing of the man born blind and the resurrection of Lazarus illuminate the path of those who, at Easter, will receive Baptism and begin a new life. These great Gospel passages, which we read beginning this Sunday, are intended for the catechumens to help them on their journey to become Christians… Read more »

The Church’s humanity and divinity are in harmony – Pope at Audience

04/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 2. The Church, a Visible and Spiritual Reality

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and wecome!

Today, we will continue our exploration of the Conciliar Constitution Lumen gentium, a dogmatic Constitution on the Church.

In the first chapter, which is primarily intended to answer the question of what the Church is, she is described as a “complex reality” (no… Read more »

The Redeemer transfigures wounds of history – Pope at Angelus

01/03/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Photo: Vatican Media

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today’s Gospel paints a radiant picture for all of us as it recounts the Transfiguration of the Lord (cf. Mt 17:1-9). In this depiction, the Evangelist draws on the Apostles’ memories, portraying Christ between Moses and Elijah. The Word made flesh stands between the Law and the Prophets: he is living Wisdom, who brings every divine word to fulfillment… Read more »

Pope on Ash Wednesday: ‘Call death for what it is’

Homily on the first day of Lent

18/02/2026   The Basilica of Santa Sabina, Rome

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

At the beginning of each liturgical season, we joyfully rediscover the grace of being Church, namely a community gathered to listen to the word of God. The voice of the Prophet Joel speaks to us, bringing each of us out of our isolation and showing us the urgent need for conversion, which is always both personal and public: “Gather the people… Read more »

A free human being recognizes and welcomes the Creator, and others who are His creatures – The Pope

Pastoral Visit

22/02/2026   The Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Via Marsala, Rome

Ritratt: Vatican Media Il-Messaġġ tal-Papa Ljun XIV

Għeżież ħuti,

Xi jiem ilu, bir-Rit tal-Irmied, tajna bidu għall-mixja tar-Randan. Ir-Randan hu żmien liturġiku intens, li joffrilna l-okkażjoni li niskopru mill-ġdid l-għana tal-Magħmudija tagħna, biex ngħixu bħala ħlejjaq għalkollox imġedda grazzi għall-inkarnazzjoni, għall-mewt u għall-qawmien ta’ Ġesù.

L-Ewwel Qari u l-Vanġelu, li għadna kif smajna, fi djalogu bejniethom jgħinuna niskopru mill-ġdid proprju d-don tal-Magħmudija bħala grazzja li tiltaqa’ mal-libertà tagħna… Read more »

Pope at Audience: ‘The Church is the mystery made perceptible

18/02/2026   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 1. The mystery of the Church, sacrament of the union with God, and the unity of all humanity

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

When the Second Vatican Council, to whose documents we are dedicating the catecheses, wanted to describe the Church, it was concerned first and foremost with explaining where its origins lie… Read more »

The Pope: Listening and fasting; Lent as a time of conversion

Message for Lent 2026

14/02/2026   The Vatican

Photo: Vatican Media

Dear brothers and sisters,

Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of daily life.

Every path towards conversion begins by allowing the word of God to touch our hearts and welcoming it with a docile spirit… Read more »

Pope at Audience: the Word of God responds to our thirst for meaning and truth

11/02/2026   Audience Hall, the Vatican

Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. I. Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum 5. The Word of God in the life of the Church

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

In today’s catechesis we will look at the profound and vital link that exists between the Word of God and the Church, a bond expressed by the Conciliar Constitution Dei Verbum, in the sixth chapter… Read more »