Pope Leo XIV

“It is time to stop this slaughter.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV expressed his firm condemnation of the Israeli... Read more

A view of the damage to Holy Family Church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said the strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two and injured several people, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building.

Pope urges immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Catholic parish in Gaza

Jul 17, 2025

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope... Read more

Leonardo Donno and Moreno il Biondo in action during the Charity Soccer Match “Partita del Cuorec” on July 15, 2025, in L’Aquila, Italy.

Pope Leo XIV cheers on charity soccer match for children from war zones

Jul 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV visits the Poor Clares of Albano on July 15, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV pays visit to Poor Clares who pray for him every day

Jul 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV made his first “getaway” from Castel Gandolfo to visit the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the... Read more

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois.

UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV’s hometown purchases his childhood home

Jul 14, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

On July 8, the village of Dolton, Illinois, purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves as he enters Liberty Square in Castel Gandolfo to give his first public Angelus address from the lakeside town 18 miles southeast of Rome on July 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV greeted by international crowd at first Angelus from Castel Gandolfo

Jul 13, 2025

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer... Read more

“When you love the people with whom you disagree, and then you talk about the disagreements, then you’re able to persuade people, potentially,” Arthur Brooks points out. “It’s your only shot at persuading people, is with love.”

Arthur Brooks: Let’s emulate Pope Leo by speaking truth in a spirit of love

Jul 11, 2025

By Paris Apodaca, Ken Oliver-Méndez

Bestselling author, Harvard professor, and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character of Pope Leo XIV is one... Read more

Pope Leo XIV (pictured at St. Peter’s on June 1, 2025) issued a message of hope on July 10, 2025, in anticipation of the upcoming World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Pope Leo XIV urges hope and care for elderly on World Day for Grandparents

Jul 10, 2025

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo... Read more

Pope Leo XIV: AI developers, users share responsibility to promote good of humanity

Jul 10, 2025

In a message to the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users of AI... Read more

Built in 1578, Mar Hormizd Cathedral is the Syro-Malabar cathedral church in Angamaly, India.

Pope Leo XIV withdraws papal delegate after agreement avoids schism in Syro-Malabar Church

Jul 10, 2025

The specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV receives Ukrainian president Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo

Jul 9, 2025

According to an official statement from the Holy See, the two leaders discussed the ongoing conflict and “the urgency of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for creation with Latin prayers in Castel Gandolfo gardens

Jul 9, 2025

“We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize... Read more

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, June 29, 2019.

Pope thanks Cardinal Burke, who clashed with Francis, for 50 years of priestly ministry

Jul 9, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The pope commended Burke’s pastoral witness, writing: “He has preached the precepts of the Gospel according to the heart of... Read more

Two “popemobiles” have been given to Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV given 2 electric, eco-friendly ‘popemobiles’ for travel

Jul 7, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on... Read more

Pope Leo greets throngs of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on June 11, 2025.

Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September

Jul 7, 2025

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September, following his current stay through July... Read more

Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on July 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster

Jul 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims and families affected by the recent flood disaster in Texas. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Pilgrimages are ‘vital’ for a Christian’s life of faith

Jul 5, 2025

The Holy Father invited a large group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to... Read more

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop.

Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission

Jul 5, 2025

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in... Read more

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.

Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

Jul 5, 2025