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Cardinal Fernando Filoni speaks to EWTN News in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2025

Cardinal Filoni: Leo XIV's papal name points to 'clear vision of the Church'

May 10, 2025

"I asked him why he took this name," Filoni said. "He's an Augustinian. ... He told me, 'In this moment, we need a man with a clear vision of the Church.'"

Seven members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Nigeria’s Enugu state died May 3, 2025, a result of a car accident. Six others sustained injuries and are being treated.

7 Franciscan Capuchins in Nigeria die in car accident, leadership appeals for prayer

May 10, 2025

In a statement, the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin’s leadership in Nigeria provided details of the car accident that occurred in Nigeria’s Enugu state.

Pope Leo XIV addresses the College of Cardinals at the Vatican on May 10, 2025. The newly elected pontiff outlined his vision for his papacy in his first official meeting.

Pope Leo XIV shares vision for papacy in age of artificial intelligence

May 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV explained his choice of name and the Church’s social teaching in the face of artificial intelligence and more.

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as Pope, Friday, May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s Augustinian brothers recall his ‘kind’ moments, reflect on new papacy

May 10, 2025

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating from Villanova University in 1977. He took his solemn vows in 1981 and was ordained a priest in 1982. 

Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo stands outside St. Peter's Square after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Bustillo: Pope Leo XIV will be ‘bold and solid’ leader for Church

May 10, 2025

Cardinal Bustillo says conclave was guided by the Holy Spirit with "freedom and trust," resulting in Pope Leo XIV's election in under 24 hours.

Cardinal-elect Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi during an interview CNA on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Rome.

Caritas, Catholic Relief Services see mission ‘continuity and renewal’ with Pope Leo

May 10, 2025

The election of Pope Leo XIV was enthusiastically received by Caritas Internationalis and Catholic Relief Services.

St. Augustine is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, and a number of cities and dioceses.

Who are the Augustinians? A look at Pope Leo XIV’s religious order

May 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, an ancient religious order. 

Cardinal Rainer Woelki arrives at the Vatican on March 5, 2013.

German cardinal on American pope: ‘I didn’t expect it’ but sees hope for synodality clarity

May 10, 2025

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne speaks about what surprised him about the conclave, praising Pope Leo XIV’s “warmth and humanity.”

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Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.

Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.

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Villanova University: the pope’s alma mater 

May 9, 2025

Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania.

Crowds of the faithful fill St. Peter’s Square awaiting smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Indian, Pakistani cardinals seen leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together ahead of conclave

May 9, 2025

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week.

Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost speaking at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois, on Aug. 7, 2024.

In his own words: Pope Leo XIV on the Eucharistic congress, Pope Francis, and synodality 

May 9, 2025

Nine months ago, before he became Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area.

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