What is the art of “pastoral evaluation”? Leo XIV explains it, as well as the kind of priest (and seminarian) Rome needs

Sep 20, 2026 09:27

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Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, presided over the Assembly of the Diocese of Rome Photo: Vatican Media

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«Leo XIV Effect» in Barcelona? Number of Seminarians Increases for the New Academic Year

The 23 new additions to the seminary come from various Catalan dioceses: six from Barcelona, four from Tarragona, four from Sant Feliu de Llobregat, three from Vic, two from Girona, two from Lleida, one from Urgell, and one from Tortosa.

Sep 18, 2026 18:46

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15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Sep 18, 2026 13:38

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Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

Sep 18, 2026 13:25

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Here Is What the Xacobeo Holy Year Associated with the Camino de Santiago Will Look Like: Archbishop Presents the 2027 Program

Msgr. Francisco José Prieto presented the main outlines of the program and encouraged the business community to participate in a project he defined as a shared heritage and an opportunity for Galicia.

Sep 17, 2026 10:12

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U.S. bishops establish a working group on artificial intelligence

The membership of the task force has not yet been determined, but the group will focus on promoting policies and practices that protect human dignity, religious liberty, democratic institutions, workers, families, and vulnerable populations

Sep 17, 2026 10:08

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What is the value of human activity in the world? Pope Leo XIV answers

Pope’s General Audience, September 23, 2026, on the meaning of human activity in the universe

Vatican Announces Winner of the “Nobel Prize in Theology”: The 2026 Ratzinger Prize

The Prize will be awarded by the Holy Father Leo XIV on 19 December at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. The Prize is awarded to scholars who have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements in publication and scientific research. Nominations for the Prize are submitted to the Holy Father, for his approval, by the Foundation’s Scientific Committee.

What is the art of “pastoral evaluation”? Leo XIV explains it, as well as the kind of priest (and seminarian) Rome needs

The Parable of the Workers Hired in the Vineyard, Explained by the Pope

Questions about liturgy: Reusing Graves of Ancestors

Catholic Priest Murdered in Mexico: The 13th Such Killing During the MORENA Administration

How many martyrs will the Catholic Church have by 2026? The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints provides an answer

Vatican Children’s Hospital: No. 1 in Europe, No. 4 in the world, according to a new ranking

What Does It Mean to Be a Bishop? A Catechesis by Leo XIV to the Latin American Episcopate (a source of spiritual and pastoral enrichment for any priest)

«Leo XIV Effect» in Barcelona? Number of Seminarians Increases for the New Academic Year

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

Here Is What the Xacobeo Holy Year Associated with the Camino de Santiago Will Look Like: Archbishop Presents the 2027 Program

U.S. bishops establish a working group on artificial intelligence