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Pope Leo walks back Francis’ reforms for Vatican finances
Niwa Limbu, Catholic Herald Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Pope Leo XIV has issued a motu proprio entitled Coniuncta Cura, which introduces new regulations governing the financial investment activities of the Holy See. The new document from Pope Leo…
Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon
Kristina Millare, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, the Vatican announced Tuesday. During the…
Pope Leo XIV allows outside banks to manage Holy See investments
Pope Leo XIV has permitted the Holy See’s main financial body to use financial institutions outside the Vatican for its investment activities, reversing Pope Francis’ 2022 instruction to move all funds to the so-called Vatican bank. In the legal…
Jerusalem’s Patriarch Pizzaballa welcomes ceasefire talks as first step
As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas yesterday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – aimed at finalizing a ceasefire deal based on a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump – the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauded it as…
Pope Leo decries the rise of antisemitism and calls for the release of Gaza hostages
Pope Leo XIV condemned the resurgence of antisemitic hatred and appealed for renewed commitment to peace in the Middle East, while also assuring prayers for victims of a devastating earthquake in the Philippines. “I express my concern about the…
Pope Leo signs his first apostolic exhortation, “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”)
The Jubilee Year requires making a choice: serving God and justice or money and inequity, Pope Leo XIV said, marking the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions. “We pray to be a church that does not serve money or itself, but the…
Dick Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese award after global backlash over pro-abortion views
Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency Thursday, October 2, 2025 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will decline an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago after global backlash over his strong pro-abortion views that included comments from Pope Leo…
Dems Shutting Down Government Over Illegals Getting Healthcare: Rep. Keith Self
Democrats shut down the government because they refused to stop funding healthcare for illegal immigrants and cut unconstitutional spending, explains Texas Congressman Keith Self in an exclusive…
Pope’s declaration of St. John Henry Newman as Doctor of the Church set for Nov. 1
Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church on Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education. The pope said St. Newman “contributed decisively to the renewal of theology and to the understanding of…
Charlotte bishop suppresses Latin Mass
Amira Abuzeid, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, said the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) must cease at four parishes and will only be permitted at a chapel beginning…