This is the full text of the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after his election May 8, 2025.

Bishop William Joensen of the Diocese of Des Moines says he hopes Pope Leo XIV lights a "fire" within the Catholic Church.

“Speaker, will you pray for me? With those words, Pope Francis changed my life,” wrote John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House and a lifelong Catholic, in a tribute on X. Boehner has ...

MANILA, Philippines — Catholics from all over the world flock to pope’s official apostolic trips, with the belief that having a pontiff intercede for someone’s requests to God—whether it ...

Is Francis: Pray for Me on Netflix? Unfortunately, it is not streaming there just yet. But all hope is not lost! While it is not available on Netflix, the film is streaming on YouTube. There, one can ...

The Church of England’s most senior bishop has recalled how meeting the Pope and saying the Lord’s Prayer together “changed me”. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said he had been ...

The list of our fears is long, too long, and these fears prevent us from being happy and experiencing joy. Christ said to us this morning: "Do not be afraid, trust in me. I have conquered the ...

The sky has always taught me things ... After all, it’s a mitzvah to feel joy during the festival. So I allowed the sky to do its work. And then I saw the clouds. There were three distinct ...

Many expressed their joy and pride at her return online ... she expressed gratitude for the continued prayers and support, saying, “Keep me up in prayer and thank you for praying for me.

Indeed, the various actions and orchestrations of the ‘Mighty’ Minority in all their parliamentary debates, individual interviews, press conferences, and heckling actions on the floor of the ...

In fact, it felt very much the whole universe had conspired to take my joy away from me. And, then two things happened to me, both very deeply connected to my faith as a Unitarian Universalist.