Pope Leo XIV defends the priesthood in the Church as a vocation reserved for men in a catechesis, following the Second Vatican Council

Mar 25, 2026 17:24

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Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Church in its hierarchical structure. Photo: Vatican Media

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Pope Leo XIV Reflects on Vatican Council II and Its Documents Thus Initiating a New Series of Catecheses

The Pope’s General Audience on January 7, 2026 was an introduction to a new series of catecheses on Vatican Council II and its Documents

Jan 07, 2026 17:54

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What is the birth that creation awaits? Pope Leo XIV explains it in a catechesis

Extraordinary Saturday General Audience on the occasion of the Jubilee, December 20, 2025, the last of the Jubilee Year

Dec 20, 2025 17:46

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Why do we sometimes feel empty, even though we have done many things? Pope Leo XIV responds

Pope’s general audience, December 17, 2025, on how Jesus’ resurrection enlightens us and inspires us to do and act.

Dec 17, 2025 11:34

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What is death? A short but profound catechesis by Pope Leo XIV

Pope’s general audience, December 10, 2025, on how Christ’s Resurrection sheds light on the mystery of death

Dec 10, 2025 18:22

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

How does Christ enlighten our lives and give us hope? Pope Leo XIV responds with a catechesis

Pope’s general audience, November 26, 2025, on how Christ’s Passover illuminates the mystery of life and allows us to look at it with hope

Nov 26, 2025 15:36

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Pope Leo XIV Approves a New Bishop Appointed by the Chinese Government for a Diocese in That Country

The episcopal ordination of Fr Paul Liu Honggang, 56, took place today, the first in over 20 years for this diocese in Shanxi. The appointment was made under the China-Vatican agreement. After the expulsion of the missionaries, a local priest, Father Guo Yingong, kept the faith alive even during the Cultural Revolution.

Pope Leo XIV personally ordered his Dicastery for Communication to stop using works by the former Jesuit Rupnik, according to the bishop of Lourdes

The Vatican quietly removed the images in June, a decision that initially came without an official explanation. Micas’s account now provides an explanation for that change and portrays Leo as having taken a deliberate position on an issue that had become increasingly difficult for the Church to treat simply as a question of artistic preference

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Pope Leo XIV defends the priesthood in the Church as a vocation reserved for men in a catechesis, following the Second Vatican Council

What does it mean that the Church is a priestly and prophetic people? Pope Leo XIV explains it

What does it mean that the Church is the mystery made perceptible? Pope Leo XIV explains it

What is the relationship between the Word of God and the Church? Pope Leo XIV responds

In what sense is the Bible the Word of God in human words? Pope Leo XIV responds

What is the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition? Pope Leo XIV responds

How Jesus Christ transforms man’s relationship with God, according to Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Reflects on Vatican Council II and Its Documents Thus Initiating a New Series of Catecheses

What is the birth that creation awaits? Pope Leo XIV explains it in a catechesis

Why do we sometimes feel empty, even though we have done many things? Pope Leo XIV responds

What is death? A short but profound catechesis by Pope Leo XIV

How does Christ enlighten our lives and give us hope? Pope Leo XIV responds with a catechesis