Digital Journal

Pope heads to tiny Catholic Monaco

In the first papal trip to Monaco in modern times, Pope Leo XIV will meet Prince Albert II and take a tour in his popemobile, before holding a mass in the local ...
National Catholic Register

Catholic Church Leaders in Africa Reflect On Pope Leo XIV’s First Year

African bishops highlighted the Pope's trip to Africa as a defining moment of his ministry as well as the pontiff's emphasis on dialogue, reconciliation, missionary outreach, justice, and peace.
National Catholic Reporter

In first major European trip, pope's Spain visit to touch on polarization, migration

Pope Leo XIV's highly-anticipated trip to Spain will end a 15-year wait for Spanish Catholics who have not received a papal visit since Pope Benedict XVI traveled to Madrid for World Youth Day in ...
Chicago Tribune

One year of Chicago native Pope Leo XIV: Championing migrants, uplifting his hometown — and challenging Donald Trump

It was a class reunion like no other. Ten 1969 graduates of St. Mary of the Assumption school on the city’s Far South Side traveled to Vatican City to reconnect with a fellow alum whom they now call ...