
Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar
The main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which was desecrated on Oct. 10, 2025. / Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0) ACI Prensa

The main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which was desecrated on Oct. 10, 2025. / Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0) ACI Prensa

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality on Oct. 12, 2025, at the Vatican. /

St. Carlo Acutis. / Credit: carloacutis.com ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 13, 2025 / 14:42 pm (CNA). A fire this weekend severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga

Cardinal Pietro Parolin greets the parents of St. Carlo Acutis before Mass at Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 12, 2025.

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ, in an interview with EWTN in 2020. / Credit: EWTN Vatican City, Oct 13, 2025 / 12:23 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s

Through the example of Mary, Pope Leo on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square said the Church can see the “revolutionary nature of love and tenderness”

A view of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Mass for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, with Bernini’s baldachin and the papal altar decorated with

Pope Leo XIV stands before the original Our Lady of Fatima statue at a Marian vigil in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of Aid to the Church in Need at the Vatican on Oct. 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets men and women religious during an audience for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct.

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, speaks with EWTN News on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: EWTN News Vatican City, Oct

Pope Leo XIV greets those gathered for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. /

Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during an audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct

Pope Leo XIV views a display of headlines on his election to the pontificate during a meeting with the MINDS Conference in Rome, Thursday, Oct.

Pope Leo XIV blesses pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during an audience for the Jubilee of Hope on Oct. 4, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

The flag of the European Union. / Credit: U. J. Alexander/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 8, 2025 / 16:43 pm (CNA). The representatives of the

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican

The Tomb of St. Francis. / Credit: Courtesy of Sacred Convent Press Office Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). For the first

Pope Leo XIV answers questions from the media outside Castel Gandolfo in Italy on Oct. 7, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Oct

Bishop Pavel Konzbul of Brno, Czech Republic. / Credit: Diocese of Brno Rome, Italy, Oct 7, 2025 / 09:47 am (CNA). Czech Catholic bishops welcomed

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for the Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists on Sept. 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the

Pope Leo XIV joins the Australian community for evening prayer at Domus Australia Catholic Chapel in Rome on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican

Young girls hold posters that translate to “Every Life is Important and Precious” at the March for Life in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Oct. 4, 2025.