Pope Leo XIV
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Youth begin signing up for conversation with Pope Leo XIV
Catholic teens are signing up to hear Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever digital address to American Catholic youth during the 2025... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV will offer Mass at Campo Verano Cemetery near the Basilica of St. Lawrence... Read more
Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope’s White Sox
During his stay in the Eternal City, His Holiness Mar Awa III met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Church does not tolerate antisemitism’
Pope Leo XIV condemned antisemitism during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 29 and also prayed... Read more
Boston exhibit features in-depth look at ancestry of Pope Leo XIV
American Ancestors, a national center for family history, heritage, and culture, has created the “The Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV:... Read more
Pope Leo XIV commemorates Nostra Aetate anniversary with interfaith celebrations
Pope Leo XIV joined faith leaders Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Church’s declaration on relationships... Read more
Pope calls for renewal of Catholic education amid challenges of modern society, technology
In “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” Pope Leo XIV reflects on the role of a Catholic education on the 60th... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets with Viktor Orbán at the Vatican
In separate audiences on Monday, Pope Leo XIV received two political leaders with very different views on the migration issue. Read more
Pope Leo to pray at tomb of St. Charbel during first apostolic journey to Turkey, Lebanon
The trip will center on two key moments: a pilgrimage to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV on the gifts of women and synodality: ‘Women are already better’
Pope Leo XIV drew laughter and applause when he recalled asking his mother in the 1970s whether she wanted equality... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: The first lesson for every bishop is humility
Pope Leo XIV consecrated Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski a bishop during a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: There’s no template for synodality across all countries
Pope Leo XIV spoke about synodality during the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies Oct. 24–26, part of the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to John Paul II Institute: Your mission is to speak and live the truth
“Your specific mission concerns the search for and common witness to the truth,” Pope Leo XIV said Oct. 24 at... Read more
Prominent Northern Ireland cleric calls for King Charles to abdicate after prayer with pope
Rev. Kyle Paisley slammed King Charles III for “betraying his oath” after praying with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine... Read more
Pope Leo XIV criticizes pharmaceutical industry’s role in scourge of opioid addiction
In a meeting with participants of the fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, the pope directly spoke out against “unbridled... Read more
Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III make history with first joint prayer since Reformation
History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed side by... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Sadness in life can be healed through Christ
Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father said the mystery of Christ’s resurrection can “change... Read more
Pope Leo XIV to name St. John Henry Newman a patron saint of Catholic education
The Holy Father will designate Newman as an official co-patron saint of education, together with St. Thomas Aquinas. Read more
Pope Leo XIV condemns usury, a grave sin that speaks to the corruption of the human heart
On Oct. 18, the Holy Father received the National Anti-Usury Council of Italy in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’
Pope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as “luminous signs of... Read more
