Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV expresses condolences for 800 dead left by earthquake in Afghanistan
Pope Leo XIV expressed his condolences for the more than 800 dead left by the earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan... Read more
Pope Leo XIV praises Italian society for works done in spirit of St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Leo XIV on Monday welcomed members of the Opera San Francesco per i Poveri (“St. Francis’ Work for the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets Father James Martin at the Vatican
Father James Martin, who is in Rome to lead a Jubilee pilgrimage for his LGBTQ ministry, Outreach, also had one-on-one... Read more
Pope Leo prays for Minneapolis school shooting victims, laments ‘pandemic of arms’
Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and the children who... Read more
Pope Leo XIV listed in Time magazine’s ‘Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence’
Time magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on... Read more
Pope Leo XIV accepts Medal of St. Augustine: ‘It’s an honor held dearly’
Pope Leo XIV accepted the highest honor of the Augustinian order, the Medal of St. Augustine, in a video released... Read more
Pope Leo XIV recalls the ‘life and witness’ of St. Augustine on his feast day
Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic politicians to follow the Gospel in public life
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public... Read more
Pope Leo prays for victims of ‘terrible tragedy’ in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christian hope is not evasion, but decision’
Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace... Read more
‘Let there be peace!’: Book of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses to be published Aug. 27
On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses from the first months of his... Read more
Pope Leo XIV transfers Detroit auxiliary bishop to San Antonio Archdiocese
Bishop José Arturo Cepeda returns to San Antonio, where he served as a priest from his ordination in 1996 until... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to inaugurate integral ecology center in Castel Gandolfo in September
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to inaugurate on Sept. 5 Borgo Laudato Si’, a development dedicated to the care of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Lack of priests is a ‘great misfortune’ for the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug.... Read more
Pope Leo XIV receives exiled president of Nicaraguan bishops’ conference
Pope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, who was expelled... Read more
Zelenskyy shares letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
“With a heart wounded by the violence that ravages your land, I address you on this day of your national... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus challenges presumption of those who think they are already saved
Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, the pope... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic legislators to look to Augustine’s ‘City of God’
The pope called on parliamentarians to ensure that “power is tamed by conscience and law is at the service of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to ecumenism to be architects of reconciliation and peace
Pope Leo XIV issued an ecumenical appeal to all Christians to be architects of reconciliation and peace throughout the world... Read more
Pope Leo XIV calls for a ‘great cultural conversion’ in his greeting to Rimini meeting
Pope Leo XIV called for “faith, hope, and charity to be translated into a great cultural conversion” in a message... Read more
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