The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

Feb 13, 2026 17:31

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Nina Benedikta Krapić, M.V.Z., as deputy director of the Holy See Press Office

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Pope Leo XIV sends heaters to Ukrainian population ravaged by Russian bombs and very low temperatures

The urgency behind the initiative is stark. Nighttime temperatures in Ukraine are dropping to around –15°C, while daytime temperatures hover between –10°C and –12°C

Feb 10, 2026 17:31

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This is how Venezuela finds itself after a month and a half without Maduro: Venezuelan bishops interpret the crisis and publish an exhortation

Published on 9 February 2026 by the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV), the message acknowledges that the political and social landscape of the country has been profoundly altered by the events of 3 January

Feb 10, 2026 17:10

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Leo XIV’s view of sport in a letter about the Winter Olympics

A particularly sharp section of the letter addresses the imbalance between elite sport and grassroots activity. While acknowledging professional competition as a legitimate expression of sport — complete with media attention and public acclaim — Leo XIV warns against neglecting amateur and community-level sport

Feb 10, 2026 11:07

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Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for International Eucharistic Congress, according to local bishop

The clearest confirmation to date came on February 9, when Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop of Sydney and executive director of Eucharist28, publicly stated that the Pope had personally signaled his willingness to attend

Feb 09, 2026 17:19

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Pope Leo XIV intervenes in the Pontifical International Marian Academy: these are the new reforms

Structurally, the reform also reflects the broader reorganization of the Roman Curia initiated under Pope Francis and now being implemented under Leo XIV

Feb 09, 2026 10:29

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Pope Leo XIV Meets with Victims of Abuse in Spain

During the conversation, which lasted almost an hour, each of those present, drawing on their own painful personal experiences, offered the Pope proposals for a more effective Church response to these tragic cases.

The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi: may religiosity not be a museum of the past, but a school of faith from which we can draw inspiration even today

Homily by the Holy Father on the occasion of Corpus Christi in Madrid

The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion. This is what Pope Leo XIV’s first message for Lent 2026 says

Milei formally invites the Pope to visit Argentina: he sends his foreign minister to the Vatican to deliver a letter by hand to Leo XIV

The leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the largest church in communion with Rome, is received by the Pope

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

Pope Leo XIV’s Beautiful Letter To Priests of Madrid (That Every Priest or Future Priest Should Read)

Monaco will be the second destination for a trip by Pope Leo XIV at the end of March 2026: here is what is known

Pope Leo XIV sends heaters to Ukrainian population ravaged by Russian bombs and very low temperatures

This is how Venezuela finds itself after a month and a half without Maduro: Venezuelan bishops interpret the crisis and publish an exhortation

Leo XIV’s view of sport in a letter about the Winter Olympics

Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in 2028 for International Eucharistic Congress, according to local bishop

Pope Leo XIV intervenes in the Pontifical International Marian Academy: these are the new reforms