Pope Leo in Uruguay: Protect life at all stages, provide universal healthcare
The pontiff’s speech referred to his own recent cancer surgery.
· November 6, 2026
Trending
Pope Leo XIV in South America
LIVE UPDATES
LIVE UPDATES: Pope XIV honors women as transmitters of faith at Uruguay shrine
Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Uruguay on Sunday and is having lunch with Uruguay’s bishops. Later he is set to depart for Argentina, where he is scheduled to visit the Monument to General San Martín and...
By EWTN News Staff · 12 mins ago
Pope Leo XIV delivers the homily Nov. 8, 2026 at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three in Florida, Uruguay. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to mothers: ‘never tire of passing on the faith!’
The pontiff celebrated Mass at Uruguay’s principal Marian shrine.
Editors’ Picks
Whatever happened to dating? New film tackles America’s relationship crisis
“The Dating Project,” streaming on EWTN+, is for single Catholics as well as for parents who are praying for a good partner to walk into their child’s life.
By Robert Brennan · Yesterday
Credit: pics five/Shutterstock
‘You can be a good mom’: Her PLAN helps women find support to choose life
As the U.S. bishops’ Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week takes place Nov. 9–13, one pro-life group is providing practical support to mothers in crisis and for years afterward.
International
Chaldean monks return historic manuscripts to Iraqi archdiocese after more than 50 years
The formal handover ceremony took place at the Monastery of the Servant of God and Martyr Gabriel Danbo in Ankawa, a predominantly Christian district of Erbil.
By Georgena Habbaba · 4 hours ago
After safeguarding the manuscripts of the Diocese of Akra for more than half a century, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd returns the collection to its ecclesiastical authorities. | Credit: Chaldean Antonian Order of St. Hormizd
‘Bless those who wrong you,’ Kenyan bishop urges Christians
Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya reminded Christians to follow Christ’s example to pray for everyone, even those who “hurt and betray.”
Pope Leo XIV
Pope appoints 2 undersecretaries to integral human development dicastery
The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna, to serve under the dicastery’s prefect, pro-prefect, and secretary.
By Hannah Brockhaus · November 5, 2026
Pope Leo XIV passes in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on the back of the popemobile during his weekly ride through the crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience on Oct. 28, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Leo XIV praises Chinese Catholics for unity 100 years after consecration of their first bishops
The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican’s complex relations with China.
‘We are all impacted by AI but nobody’s listening’ to one another, cardinal warns at conference
Founded in 2024, the Builders AI Forum brings together global AI builders and pastoral leaders to discuss the future of AI.
By Isabella Reed · November 6, 2026
A panel speaks at the Builders AI Forum at the Pontifical Gregorian University on Nov. 5, 2026. The panel includes Matthew Sanders, far left; Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, third from right; and Montse Alvarado, far right. | Credit: Isabella Reed/EWTN News
Culture of Life
Texas Democrats sweep statewide offices; Catholics, pro-lifers respond
Pro-life activists note that Republicans, many of whom are pro-life, retain control of the state Senate, which will be “a backstop to kill legislation that would move the pro-life movement backwards.”
By Amira Abuzeid · November 4, 2026
The Texas Capitol in Austin. | Credit: Christian Perry/Shutterstock
Bishops, pro-life movement react to abortion referendums, election results
Catholic bishops reacted to three pro-life losses in referendum battles, and pro-life groups have weighed in on the referendum results and the impact of the decisive Democratic congressional wins.
Pope Leo talks health and voting en route to South America
The pontiff spoke with journalists accompanying him on his flight to Uruguay.
By Francis X. Rocca · November 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV takes questions from journalists aboard the papal flight to Uruguay on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
TRENDING News
1
Father Alberto Medel reported that he was told to remove his clerical attire in order to renew his passport in Mexico despite the existence of judicial rulings that protect religious clothing.
TRENDING News
1
Father Alberto Medel reported that he was told to remove his clerical attire in order to renew his passport in Mexico despite the existence of judicial rulings that protect religious clothing.
TRENDING News
1
Father Alberto Medel reported that he was told to remove his clerical attire in order to renew his passport in Mexico despite the existence of judicial rulings that protect religious clothing.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in South America
The pontiff’s 11-day trip will take him to Uruguay, Argentina, and his adopted Peru.
By Francis X. Rocca · November 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Uruguay for the first leg of his trip to South America, Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
Who chooses Chinaʼs bishops?Who chooses Chinaʼs bishops?
Cardinal Stephen Chow welcomed more papal-approved ordinations under the Vatican-China deal; a...Cardinal Stephen Chow welcomed more papal-approved ordinations under the Vatican-China deal; a missionary, scholars, and rights advocates ask how much freedom it has brought.
You can also explore Other TopicsPolish bishops call for day of fasting and penance amid political crisis
After an emergency meeting in Warsaw, Poland’s Permanent Council asks the faithful to fast Tuesday and pray for social peace before Independence Day.
By Alexander Folz · November 6, 2026
Riot police stand behind barriers as protesters with Polish flags gather outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Oct. 31, 2026, in Warsaw. | Credit: Omar Marques/Getty Images
This Week in Photos
1/20
Cardinal Frank Leo elevates the Blessed Sacrament, flanked by Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia and Bishop Stephen D. Parkes, during the beatification Mass for the five Franciscan martyrs of Georgia at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 31, 2026. | Credit: Jeffrey Bruno
1/20
Pilgrims gather throughout a sunny St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Angelus address on the solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2024, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media
World
Priest refuses to remove his clerical attire after being told he must to renew passport in Mexico
1/20
Father Alberto Medel stated that staff at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs demanded he remove his clerical attire to renew his passport. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Alberto Medel
1/20
Brenda Shipman votes in the 2026 general election at the Newport Beach Civic Center in Newport Beach, California, on Nov. 3, 2026. | Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
1/20
An estimated 70,000 people gather in St. Peter’s Square for a canonization Mass on Oct. 19, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
1/20
The Texas Capitol in Austin. | Credit: Christian Perry/Shutterstock
1/20
Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich, the late bishop of Puno. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Lima
1/20
Pope Leo XIV poses with visitors from Villanova University at the Vatican, Oct. 31, 2026. The Holy Father met with delegations from both Villanova and the University of Notre Dame ahead of the Eternal City Tip-Off taking place in Rome. | Credit: Vatican Media
1/20
Pope Leo XIV delivers the homily Nov. 8, 2026 at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three in Florida, Uruguay. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
1/20
Democratic Senate candidate Abdulrahman “Abdul” El-Sayed on Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. | Credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images
World
Cardinal Simoni says faith sustained him through death sentence for Mass honoring President Kennedy
1/20
Cardinal Ernest Simoni speaks to Mark Irons on “EWTN News in Depth,” Oct. 30, 2026. After offering a Mass in 1963 for the soul of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, he was sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted, but he was imprisoned in communist Albania for nearly 30 years. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot
1/20
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan conversing at the Vatican on Nov. 4, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
1/20
Voters walk to a polling station in Arlington, Virginia, on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. | Credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images
1/20
St. Peter’s Basilica in 1940. | Credit: Vatican Media
1/20
Youngsters are pictured past the entrance of Sharia Plaza on Jan. 31, 2013, in the northern Malian city of Gao, where Islamists of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), who controlled the city, applied Islamic sharia law with public punishments, including stoning and amputation of limbs. Gao was retaken on January 26 by French and Malian troops in a major boost to the French-led offensive against the Al Qaeda-linked rebels, who have been holding Mali’s vast desert north since last April. | Credit: SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images
World
Catholic group praises California for ‘largest commutation in history’ as hundreds spared execution
1/20
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra’s rally at the Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. The Democratic governor commuted the death sentences of more than 500 prisoners in California on Nov. 5. | Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images
1/20
A voting polling place sign and people lined up on Election Day.| Credit: Rob Crandall/Shutterstock
1/20
People vote at a polling location at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Election Day in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 3, 2026. | Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
1/20
Pope Leo XIV greets people gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Nov. 1, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
1/20
KJ Apa as Jimmy Stewart in the new film “Jimmy.” | Credit: Photo courtesy of Burns & Co.
World News
View AllUS
- ‘You can be a good mom’: Her PLAN helps women find support to choose life
- Nationwide tax-funded abortion is top priority for Democrats in next session
- New film ‘Jimmy’ explores the untold story of Jimmy Stewart’s WWII service and enduring faith
- Exit polling shows Catholics almost evenly split between Democrats, Republicans in 2026 midterms
Europe
Americas
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
Africa
More News
Exit polling shows Catholics almost evenly split between Democrats, Republicans in 2026 midterms
Muslim and Jewish voters, along with the nonreligious, voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, according to polls.
By Daniel Payne
· November 6, 2026
Whatever happened to dating? New film tackles America’s relationship crisis
“The Dating Project,” streaming on EWTN+, is for single Catholics as well as for parents who are praying for a good partner to walk into their child’s life.
· Yesterday
Pope Leo XIV encourages Uruguay’s Catholic minority to keep — and spread — the faith
The pontiff presided at an evening prayer vigil on his last night in the country.
· 9:13pm ET
The Holy Father said a papal Mass and visited with several communities in Uruguay on the first full day of his South American trip.
The pontiff visited a lower-income neighborhood where a Catholic parish is helping the needy.
Pope Leo will visit the shrines of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three in Uruguay, Our Lady of Luján in Argentina, and Our Lady of Peace in Peru, where he dedicated his ministry to the Virgin.
The Holy Father said a papal Mass and visited with several communities in Uruguay on the first full day of his South American trip.
The pontiff visited a lower-income neighborhood where a Catholic parish is helping the needy.
Pope Leo will visit the shrines of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three in Uruguay, Our Lady of Luján in Argentina, and Our Lady of Peace in Peru, where he dedicated his ministry to the Virgin.