The pope said the protection of the vulnerable “challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.”

Vincent Ambrosetti had accused songwriter Bernadette Farrell and Oregon Catholic Press of copyright infringement against his 1980 hymn “Emmanuel.”

Leo also addressed artificial intelligence and invited the students to be pioneers of “a new humanism in the context of the digital revolution.”

St. John Paul II and Pope Leo XIV both studied at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

The military branch will commit to “individualized reviews” of service members and mandate religious accommodation training for leadership roles.

Ambassador Brian Burch described the situation in Nigeria as a “conflict between radical Islamic groups and Christians because of their faith.”

Why do popes make visits to Islamic mosques, courting controversy and criticism by taking part in events at holy sites of another religion?

Vice President JD Vance asked the Vatican to “stick to matters of morality” amid Pope Leo XIV’s Iran war concerns. Catholic theologians say war and other public policies are “matters of morality.”

The loss of an $11 million contract threatens care for unaccompanied minors, according to Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami.

Archbishop Anthony Randazzo announced the project weeks before departing for the Vatican, calling it “a commitment to the faithful of today and for future generations.”