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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

U.S. bishops react to election of Pope Leo XIV, first pope from United States

May 8, 2025

By CNA Staff

Cardinals elected Leo to the supreme pontificate on Thursday afternoon, with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling the... Read more

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.

Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope

May 8, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’

May 8, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 69-year-old new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on Thursday. Read more

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Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo condemns ‘zeal for war,’ weak multilateralism in speech to diplomats

Map of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route. | Credit: Courtesy of the National Eucharistic Congress

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Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference | Credit: Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference

President of Venezuelan bishops’ conference: We are living in a ‘tense calm’

More than 500 candidates and catechumens were welcomed at the Rite of Election in the Diocese of Westminster, England, on March 8, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Westminster

English diocese responds to rising conversions with evidence-based faith training

Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to hold next consistory in June, hopes for annual meetings with cardinals

Artist’s sketch of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores at the New York courthouse where they appeared Jan. 5, 2025. Photos and videos are prohibited, hence this illustration, but journalists are allowed to be present. | Credit: CNN

After Maduro’s capture, there’s hope for Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, leader says

Official image of the “Pray with the Pope” campaign for January 2026. | Credit: World Prayer Network

‘Pray with the Pope’: Leo XIV proposes monthly prayer for the challenges of the world

Pope Leo XIV arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for a Mass with cardinals on Jan. 8, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to cardinals: ‘We gather not to promote personal or group agendas’

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