Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for officials of the Roman Curia on the Jubilee of the Holy See, and recalls that the Apostolic See draws its fruitfulness from Jesus Christ and the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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In the context of the celebrations of the Jubilee Year, on 9 June, the Roman Curia, Apostolic Nuncios, and the Governorate gathered at St Peters’ in Rome for their celebration. Ahead of this event, the Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, spoke to Vatican News. He offers some insights related to hope in today’s world context.

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The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, speaks to Vatican News following his first audience with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, reflecting on "the very consoling encounter, full of prayer," and reflects on the dramatic situation in the war-torn country.

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In the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, 2025, Vatican Media explores the missionary journey of Robert Francis Prevost in Peru with a new documentary, which airs soon on Vatican Media’s channels.

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St. William of York, Bishop (Feast day is June 8th). William of York was the son of Count Herbert, treasurer to Henry I. His mother Emma, was the half-sister of King William. Young William became treasurer of the church of York at an early age and was elected archbishop of York in 1140. William's election was challenged on the grounds of simony and unchastity. He was cleared by Rome, but later, a new Pope, the Cistercian Eugene III, suspended William, and in 1147, he was deposed as ...

The 8th of June marks a month since Pope Leo XIV was elected. Reflecting on the gift of the Holy Father to the Church in this time of history, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos shares his thoughts and wishes for Pope Leo XIV.

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Pope Leo XIV leads the Regina Caeli prayer on the Solemnity of Pentecost, and prays that the Holy Spirit may foster reconciliation where war tears people apart.

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During the Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV recalls how the Holy Spirit accomplished 'something extraordinary' in the lives of the Apostles, and suggests that today, the Holy Spirit likewise descends upon us, ready to shatter our inner chains, fears, and hardened hearts, to make us new.

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Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface. After studying in a monastery in Waitham, in Hampshire, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome (c. 722) with his father, who died on the way at Lucca, Italy. Willibald continued on to Rome and then to Jerusalem. Captured by Saracens who thought him a spy, he was eventually released and continued on to all of the holy places and then to ...

St. Norbert was born at Xanten in the Rhineland, about the year 1080. The early part of his life was devoted to the world and its pleasures. He entered upon the ecclesiastical state in a worldly spirit. The thunderstorm had boiled up suddenly as Norbert was out riding. Norbert, who had always chosen the easy way, would never have deliberately gone on a journey that promised danger, risk, or discomfort. He had moved easily from the comforts of the noble family he was born into at about 1080 ...