Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as pope on Friday, May 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pm (CNA). In his first Mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to “bear witness to our…

From left, Cardinals Robert McElroy, Wilton Gregory, Blase Cupich, Joseph Tobin, and Timothy Dolan give a press conference on Pope Leo XIV in the hall of the Pontifical North American College in Rome on May 9, 2025. Cardinals Christophe Pierre and Daniel DiNardo (not pictured) also participated. / Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News Vatican City, May…

Singaporean theology student Dominic Nalpon managed to arrive at the center of St. Peter’s Square in time to hear the awaited “Habemus papam!” (“We have a pope!”) announcement and see the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Dominic Nalpon Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 12:26…

An explosive device detonates at St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 12:56 pm (CNA). Police in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man they claim detonated an explosive on the altar of…

At a leper colony in the Kon Tum area in Vietnam in April 2025, Pontifical Missions Society USA President Monsignor Roger Landry celebrated Mass, brought Communion to people, and distributed food and sandals. / Credit: The Pontifical Mission Societies/Margaret Murray Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 11:47 am (CNA). The American arm of the…