VaticanVatican City, South Korea
Leo XIV to young people: true victory is giving yourself, not prevailing
The pope's message for the 41st World Youth Day names loneliness, pressure to succeed and social media, and points towards Seoul in 2027.
Europe
The latest Christianity news in Europe, told with context and rigour.
Faith & societyUnited States, Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV has mailed in his ballot for the US midterms
The Holy See confirms the pope, a US citizen, has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago. The ballot is secret, and nothing in the statement says how he voted.
Analysis and opinion
VaticanAnalysisVatican City
Pope Leo's cancer and a South America trip that is still on
What changes and what does not in a papacy under 18 months old, based on what the Vatican and the pope's doctors have made public.
Highlights
VaticanVatican City
Pope Leo XIV Returns to General Audiences With a Talk on Family
At his first Wednesday audience since lung surgery, the pope devoted his catechesis to marriage as taught by Vatican II, a week after a Vatican meeting on the family.
ChurchesPoland
Polish Bishops Reject Abortion Reform and Pick Abuse Commission Chair
At the close of their 24 October assembly, the bishops' conference answered two bills the Sejm passed on the 20th, which still need the Senate and the president.