Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV greets Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV presents 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops

Nov 15, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV donated 62 pieces from the ethnological collections of the Vatican Museums to the Canadian bishops. Read more

New outpatient clinic for people in need in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade

Nov 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St.... Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives cloistered Augustinian nuns at the Vatican on Nov. 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV praises the ‘silent and hidden love’ of cloistered nuns

Nov 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery... Read more

Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí, Nicaragua.

Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Nov 13, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV received on Nov. 13 Rolando Álvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025.

Pope Leo calls for ‘prudent’ evaluation of supernatural phenomena to avoid superstition

Nov 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV during an address at the Vatican on Thursday called for the “prudent” evaluation of supernatural phenomena to... Read more

Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, where the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is located.

Pope Leo XIV to open academic year at Lateran University: ‘This is his home,’ rector says

Nov 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Pontifical Lateran University will inaugurate the academic year on Nov. 14 with a very special guest: Pope Leo XIV. Read more

Ezequiel Ponce is among teens chosen to ask Pope Leo XIV questions at the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21, 2025.

Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference

Nov 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth... Read more

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’

Nov 12, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Sant’Anselmo Church in Rome on Nov. 11, 2025, for the 125th anniversary of the church’s consecration. Sant’Anselmo Church is part of a residential college and offices of the Benedictine Confederation, the governing body of the Order of St. Benedict.

Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness

Nov 12, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication... Read more

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby in St. Peter’s Square during his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at the Vatican.

‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ among Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films

Nov 10, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Vatican has revealed the names of Pope Leo XIV’s favorite films upon announcing the Holy Father’s upcoming meeting with... Read more

Image from trailer of the documentary biopic “Leo from Chicago.”

Vatican releases ‘Leo from Chicago’ biopic

Nov 10, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Vatican has officially released the documentary “Leo from Chicago” about the life of Pope Leo XIV in the United... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could fuel ‘antihuman ideologies’ in medicine

Nov 10, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as doctors and theologians raise alarms... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, meets Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Nov. 4, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV may visit Sri Lanka, Vatican diplomat says

Nov 10, 2025

By Santosh Digal

A top Vatican diplomat visited Sri Lanka this month and said Pope Leo XIV may visit the country, as the... Read more

Armando Lovera presents Pope Leo XIV with his book “From Robert to Leo.”

New book recounts anecdotes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead

Nov 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“From Robert to Leo” recounts various little-known episodes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead. Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on Nov. 9, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Build the Church on the solid foundations of Christ, not on worldly criteria

Nov 9, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

At the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to build the Church on “solid... Read more

Pope Leo XIV blesses those gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 5, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV meets with 15 abuse survivors at the Vatican

Nov 8, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The encounter, described as one of “closeness with the victims, of deep and painful listening and dialogue,” lasted nearly three... Read more

Cardinals follow the ceremony during the ordinary public consistory for the creation of new cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Leo XIV plans to hold major meeting of cardinals in January

Nov 7, 2025

By Edward Pentin

In a brief communication, the Vatican Secretariat of State said that “Holy Father Leo XIV has in mind to convene... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV warns about new addictions: pornography and internet abuse

Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of... Read more

Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Pope Leo XIV highlights role of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Blessed Juan de Palafox in Mexico

Pope Leo XIV in a message to the 17th National Missionary Congress of Mexico noted that the greatest privilege of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, founded by St. Claudine Thévenet, and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, known as the Scalabrinians, in the consistory hall at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: We should allow ‘ourselves to be challenged’ by those who suffer

Nov 7, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV told two women’s religious congregations that we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of... Read more