Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...

He prayed that through the intercession of Mary, all Catholics, but especially those in China, would receive "the grace to be ...

Pope Leo said the encyclical "has had an extraordinary impact, inspiring countless initiatives and teaching everyone to ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first ...

This is the full text of the homily delivered by Pope Leo XIV on May 20, 2025, the day the Holy Father visited the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome and prayed before the tomb of St. Paul ...

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a divided church.

Leo XIV addressed crowd of around 100,000 people at St Peter's Basilica in his first Sunday noon blessing as pope Pope Leo XIV called ... Leo also offered a novelty by singing the Regina Caeli prayer, ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.

Since the papacy of St ... Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday blessing before resigning — the first pope in 600 years to do so — reassuring the faithful of his continued prayers.

Leo was picking up the papal tradition of offering a Sunday blessing ... of St. Peter, the apostle who is considered the be the first pope. The area, which is normally open to the public, also ...