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EWTN News Explains: How Is Catholic Communion Bread Made?

Pope Leo XIV elevates the Eucharist during the papal Mass at Bamenda Airport in Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026.

The rules governing the production of bread for Communion hosts date back to the Last Supper and the custom of unleavened bread.

10 Things to Know About San Marino Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit

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San Marino’s Guaita tower, also known as the Rocca, is one of three towered peaks overlooking the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino.

The pontiff will visit one of the world’s smallest countries on Aug. 22. Here’s what to know about San Marino’s deep Catholic roots.

Pope Leo XIV: Violence Against Palestinians in West Bank Must Stop

Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful gathered at the Piazza della Libertà at Castel Gandolfo for his Sunday Angelus on Aug. 16, 2026.

During his Aug. 16 Angelus address at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff urged a 2-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Paris’ Other Notre Dame: The Shrine With 37,000 Answered Prayers

An Our Lady statue is seen in Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires in Paris.

While the Pope’s September visit to France turns global attention to Notre Dame Cathedral and Lourdes, a lesser-known basilica — with ties to Sts. Thérèse of Lisieux and John Henry Newman, the Augustinians, and even Mozart — keeps one of France’s most enduring Marian devotions alive.

Pope Leo XIV: Mary Shows That ‘True Beauty’ Is Found in ‘the Light of the Risen Lord’

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Pope Leo XIV presides at Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova at the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, southeast of Rome, Aug. 15, 2026.

In a homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Pope urged the faithful to reject “consumerist” standards in favor of love.