April 14, 2026
Cardinal Frank Leo will represent the Holy Father as the Papal Legate at the upcoming beatification celebration of the Georgia Martyrs.
Italian bishops reiterated their support for Pope Leo XIV in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's online tirade against the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV honoured the memory of Algeria's Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country's tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains "a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit."
April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to Trump's criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is "the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers."
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.
April 10, 2026
April 11 marks 80 years since Pope Pius XII issued the apostolic constitution Quotidie Nos, which established the ordinary ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Catholic Church in China and raised it from centuries of missionary status.
April 9, 2026
Excerpt from Pope Leo’s March 28 address to young people and catechumens in the principality of Monaco.
April 8, 2026
Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described as “hours of extreme tension.”
April 7, 2026
Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to Catholics in Gaza as they celebrate Easter amid the fear and uncertainty of war, said Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish.
April 5, 2026
Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is "entirely nonviolent."