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.
Catholic
News from the Catholic Church around the world: the Vatican, the bishops and the life of its communities, with sources cited.
Faith & societyNigeria
Nigeria's Catholic bishops call for prayer and fasting before polls
Parishes are asked to fast and pray on 31 October, 28 November and 15 January, the eve of the 16 January 2027 general elections.
VaticanUruguay, Argentina
Pope Leo XIV's route through Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
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Faith & societyAnalysisUnited States
US Christians head into the 3 November midterms divided
Pew shows white evangelicals and Black Protestants leaning towards opposite parties, and the law limits what each church can do in a campaign.
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.
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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.
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Faith & societyUnited States
Archbishop Broglio warns of moral injury in a firing-squad execution
The head of the US military archdiocese stands by his view, in America, that Catholic service members are 'obliged' not to take part in Nidal Hasan's execution, set for 3 December.
Religious freedomWorld
What the Aid to the Church in Need persecution report measures
The Catholic charity says conditions worsened in 10 of 18 countries; its 413 million and 220 million figures need to be read with their context.