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San Diego Bishop-elect Michael Pham.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego

May 22, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Bishop-elect Michael Pham was appointed the San Diego Diocese’s temporary administrator after Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed as bishop of... Read more

Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s first days

May 22, 2025

By CNA Staff

Follow our live coverage as Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in history, begins his pontificate. Read more

Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín and Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.

Synod undersecretary: Leo XIV ‘doesn’t govern from his office, he goes out to meet people’

May 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is among those who have collaborated most closely with Pope Leo... Read more

Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on May 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Salvation does not come about by magic but by grace and faith’

May 21, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

At St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Pope Leo XIV entrusted the beginning of his pontificate to the intercession of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations

May 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was... Read more

At his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, where, he said, children and elderly are suffering.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate appealed for an end to hostilities in the Gaza... Read more

Monsignor Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate.

‘A close, affectionate, joyful voice’: How a former colleague of Leo XIV describes him

May 20, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Based on his experience working closely with him at the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Monsignor Humberto González reflects on... Read more

Cardinal William Goh speaks to EWTN News Vice President Matthew Bunson in Rome on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Cardinal Goh: Pope Leo XIV is the ‘right person’ to bring unity, balance to the Church

May 20, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In an interview with EWTN News Vice President Matthew Bunson, Cardinal William Goh said the Holy Father is the “right... Read more

Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024.

Leo XIV names Cardinal Reina chancellor of John Paul II marriage and family institute in Rome

May 20, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches on May 14, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Fact check: Did Pope Leo give a 36-minute speech praising the leader of Burkina Faso?

May 19, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

A video purporting to show Pope Leo XIV reading a statement denouncing colonialism and praising the leader of Burkina Faso... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

From portable throne to electric vehicle: Evolution of papal transportation

May 19, 2025

By Diego López Colín

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have... Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seated in places of honor usually reserved for heads of state, meet with Pope Leo XIV in the papal library on May 19, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio

May 19, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV and top Vatican... Read more

Pope Leo XIV acknowledged divisions among the faithful with a call for fraternal communion and unity in the homily at his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025.

FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at inaugural Mass beginning his Petrine ministry

May 18, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at the Mass for the Initiation of the Petrine Ministry on Sunday, May 18,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves during the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, held in St. Peter’s Square on May 18, 2025. He stands in front of a Flemish tapestry depicting the dialogue between Jesus and Peter after the miraculous catch of fish.

A papacy begins: Pope Leo XIV calls for united Church at inaugural Mass

May 18, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before... Read more

Marchers participate in the grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025

PHOTOS: The grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome

May 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

The Saturday processions were held to mark the Jubilee of Confraternities. Two processions total marched through the Roman streets and... Read more

Vice President JD Vance shares a moment of laughter with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during their meeting at the Vatican on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025.

World leaders, delegates set to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass

May 17, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Here is a list of the leaders and representatives who will be present in St. Peter’s Square for the 10... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music launches ‘Let’s Sing with the Pope’ video series

May 17, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music said this week it is launching its “Let’s Sing with the Pope” initiative. Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives a blessing during a meeting with participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches on May 14, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV addresses Centesimus Annus Foundation on Catholic social teaching

May 17, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV addresses Centesimus Annus Foundation on Catholic social teaching Read more

A view of the baldacchino underneath the central dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

What to watch for: Key moments taking place in Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass

May 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Sunday’s Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor... Read more

Pope Leo XIV smiles as a jubilant crowd joins in prayer on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

The meaning of Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass and taking possession of St. John Lateran

May 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor... Read more