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Pope Leo XIV with Peruvian registrars this Friday, May 30, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV set to obtain new Peruvian identity document

May 30, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV has updated his personal information for a new Peruvian national identity document. Read more

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

Pope Leo XIV to Anabaptists: Live the call to Christian unity with love

May 30, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Holy Father made the statement in a message published May 29 and sent to participants commemorating the 500th anniversary... Read more

Pope Leo XIV welcomes representatives of various peace movements to the Vatican on May 30, 2025.

Leo XIV: Peace is possible by ‘acknowledging, understanding, and surmounting’ disagreements

May 30, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Friday stated that authentic peace “takes shape from the ground up” when the differences and conflicts... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah and Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Sarah to represent Pope Leo XIV at celebrations of apparitions of St. Anne

May 29, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah as his special envoy for celebrations in France commemorating the 400th anniversary... Read more

Cyclists during an earlier edition of the Giro d’Italia.

World-class cyclists to circle Vatican City, meet Pope Leo XIV

May 29, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

World-class cyclists will greet Pope Leo XIV and circle Vatican City on Sunday before embarking on the final lap of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV signals focus on AI with nod to Leo XIII’s social teaching legacy

May 29, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need... Read more

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV to address youth by video at June 14 Chicago event

May 28, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Those attending the June 14 celebration honoring Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field in Chicago will hear directly from the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV decries severe suffering in Gaza and Ukraine

May 28, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

At the end of Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating consequences... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Before being believers, we are called to be human

May 28, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets employees of the Holy See and their families in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to give 500-euro ‘conclave bonus’ to 5,000 Vatican workers

May 28, 2025

By Kristina Millare, ACI Stampa

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.  Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks in front of the famous icon at the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

A practical guide to obtaining an apostolic blessing from Pope Leo XIV

May 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s Apostolic... Read more

Edinson Delgado worked closely with then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost.

Pope Leo to ‘promote the fundamental role of the family,’ former diocesan colleague says

May 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Edinson Delgado worked closely with Bishop Robert Prevost as administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo’s leading Catholic school. Here’s what... Read more

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro is the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Pope Leo XIV taps Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro for presidency of Pontifical Academy for Life

May 27, 2025

By Edward Pentin

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of... Read more

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Vatican refreshes official website for first time in nearly 30 years

May 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

A banner image of a waving Pope Leo XIV against a simple light blue background can now be found spread... Read more

Mildred, the Peruvian goddaughter of Pope Leo XIV, with then-Father Robert Prevost.

Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian goddaughter shares testimony

May 26, 2025

By Diego López Marina

“He always told us that faith isn’t just about going to Mass, but about living with charity, loving one’s neighbor,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays at St. Mary Major, May 25, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV prays before the icon of Mary, ‘Health of the Roman People,’ in St. Mary Major

May 25, 2025

By David Ramos

Pope Leo XIV prayed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following the Mass where he took possession of the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV sits in the cathedral of Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, a symbol of his authority as bishop of Rome, on May 25, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV delivers first homily as bishop of Rome at Basilica of St. John Lateran

May 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the mayor of Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Steps before taking possession of St. John Lateran as bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025.

Leo XIV tells mayor of Rome: ‘Today I can say that through you and with you, I am Roman’  

May 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV addressed Rome’s mayor minutes before making his way to the Basilica of St. John Lateran to take... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays the Regina Caeli from the window of the Apostolic Palace for the first time on May 25, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV at the Regina Caeli: ‘I ask you to sustain me with your prayer and closeness’

May 25, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In his first Regina Caeli from the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV thanked the faithful for their... Read more

Cardinal Daniel Sturla is Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Cardinal Sturla anticipates papal trips to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru

May 24, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Uruguayan Cardinal Daniel Sturla anticipates that Pope Leo XIV’s first visit to Latin America “will include Argentina, Uruguay, and possibly... Read more