‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ among Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby in St. Peter’s Square during his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 10, 2025 / 18:32 pm (CNA). The Vatican has revealed the names of Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films, including “The Sound of Music” and “It’s…

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10 bishops stand for election for president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore on Nov. 12, 2024, for their plenary assembly. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 10, 2025 / 17:52 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will select its president and vice president Nov. 11 during the Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. Bishops will choose…

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Pope Leo XIV warns AI could fuel ‘antihuman ideologies’ in medicine — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 16:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as Catholic doctors and moral theologians raise…

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Pope Leo XIV may visit Sri Lanka, Vatican diplomat says — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, meets Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Nov. 4, 2025. / Credit: Santosh Digal Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov 10, 2025 / 09:39 am (CNA). A top Vatican diplomat has raised the possibility of a…

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New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead — By: Catholic News Agency

Armando Lovera presents Pope Leo XIV with his book “From Robert to Leo.” / Credit: Photo courtesy of Armando Lovera Vatican City, Nov 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). His voice reveals, above all, the gratitude he feels toward his friend, Pope Leo XIV. From this friendship, forged over more than three decades, comes the…

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