Pope Leo XIV urges youth in Argentina to reject ‘idols’ and to follow the model of saints

The pope ends an emotional Argentina visit with a plea for unity and reconciliation

The Vatican estimated that around 2 million people turned out for the Mass, the latest of the record-setting crowds who have welcomed Leo on the first papal visit to Argentina in nearly four decades.

Pope Leo returns to what is expected to be a national party in his second homeland of Peru

Peru, a nation of 34 million people, is overwhelmed by challenges, among them the looming arrival of nature’s chaotic climatic agent of El Niño, violent crime and income inequality.

The Spanish-speaking world's reckoning with clerical sex abuse

As Spain and Latin America grapple with a delayed institutional reckoning regarding clerical sexual abuse, Pope Leo XIV faces mounting pressure to address systemic failures and provide justice for survivors.

How a $7 Million CRS Project Changed the Odds for 21,000 Central Africans

When the Catholic Relief Services launched its "I Londo I Mai" (ILIM) project in June 2023, nearly 70 percent of households in three war-scarred towns in the Central African Republic could put an adequate meal on the table.

Pope will wrap up Argentina tour with a visit to a prison and a shrine before heading home to Peru

In Buenos Aires, Leo was scheduled to visit the Devoto Prison, where Francis often ministered when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires.