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Pope Leo XIV

Coverage of Pope Leo XIV, his papacy, teachings, travels, and major events affecting the Catholic Church.

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Full text: Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given May 31, 2026

Full text of Pope Leo’s May 27 general audience

Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition

Full text of Pope Leo’s May 20 general audience

Pope Leo XIV thanks Catholic Extension Society for supporting poor US dioceses

Full text of Pope Leo’s May 17 Angelus address

Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25

Pope Leo to visit France in September

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is coming: Here’s what he has said on AI so far

Update: Pope Leo XIV names pastor of Shrine of Sacred Heart in D.C. as new bishop of Venice, Florida

Pope Leo thanks Canary Islands as hantavirus-stricken ship arrives in Tenerife

Full text of Pope Leo’s Regina Caeli address

Pope Leo’s first year summarized: ‘Unarmed and disarming … No one is excluded from God’s love!’

One year in, Pope Leo navigates division through dialogue in his push for peace

Pope Leo year one: ‘Peace be with you all,’ Pope Leo’s first words, were a roadmap for his first year

Pope Leo year one: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first year

Pope Leo year one: Pope Leo XIV’s first-year themes of unity, community have Augustinian ties

Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to global Church

Pope Leo year one: 12 quotes from Pope Leo’s first year as pope

Text of Pope Leo’s May 6 general audience

Pope to lead Corpus Christi procession in Madrid, Vatican says as it releases Spain schedule

Pope Leo XIV meets with Catholic Charities USA leadership, urges mission of compassion

Pope Leo year one: Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election

Text of Pope Leo’s May 3 Regina Caeli address

Pope accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop, names Washington Auxiliary Bishop Menjivar as successor

Updated: Pope Leo XIV names local priests Father Gary Studniewski and Father Robert Boxie as new auxiliary bishops of Washington, Bishop Evelio Menjivar will lead a West Virginia diocese, and Bishop Roy Campbell Jr. is retiring

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for May is ‘that everyone might have food’

Text of Pope Leo’s April 29 general audience

Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to power

Pope Leo’s thoughts on the dignity of work as feast of St. Joseph the Worker nears

Pope Leo XIV advances sainthood causes, including Dutch nun who served in Missouri

Pope Leo urges new priests to keep Church door open, don’t be an obstacle

Full text of Pope Leo’s homily for Good Shepherd Sunday

Holy See does not approve formalized blessings of same-sex unions, but ‘all are welcome’ in Church, says pope

Pope condemns killings in Iran, speaks on migration, same-sex blessings

Pope Leo offers encouragement to inmates, young people and families in final full day of Africa visit

Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective

Pope Leo XIV honors Pope Francis on death anniversary, recalling his mercy and closeness to ‘the little ones’

‘Christ hears the cry of the people’ in the face of evil, pope says at Mass near Angola’s largest diamond mine

Elderly residents explode with joy amid Pope Leo XIV’s energizing visit

Pope Leo donates $100K to CRS clean water project in El Salvador

Pope Leo named one of 'Time' magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026

Pope Leo XIV rejects media 'narrative' his Africa remarks targeted Trump

Pope Leo arrives in Angola, calls for fostering ‘just model of coexistence’

The Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola

‘The heart of the Church’ is ‘alive and beating’: Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: 'Bring the bread of life to your neighbors'

‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone

At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as ‘a servant of dialogue’ amid violent separatist conflict

Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon said visit to city of St. Augustine was ‘special blessing to me’

Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria

‘Son of Augustine’: Pope Leo XIV retraces St. Augustine’s steps in Algeria

Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals

Pope Leo praises witness of Algeria’s Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics

Pope’s journey to Africa is chance to rediscover the Church's African roots, say historians

Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’

Pope Leo arrives in Algeria on first-ever papal visit to the country

Pope Leo’s Africa trip that begins April 13 will be his longest trip yet

‘Cease fire,’ Pope Leo asks world leaders as he expresses closeness to Lebanon, Sudan and Ukraine

Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s reflection at the Prayer Vigil for Peace

Pope Leo praises ceasefire as ‘genuine hope,’ presses for dialogue, peace

Pope Leo urges citizens to contact leaders, tell them to reject war after Trump Iran ultimatum

Pope sends Easter message to displaced Lebanese Christians living ‘in dramatic circumstances’

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world

Pope sends Easter greetings to Catholic parish in Gaza amid fear, uncertainty of war

At Easter Mass, Pope Leo proclaims Resurrection conquers ‘the power of death’

Full text of Pope Leo’s Easter Mass homily

‘The power with which Christ rose is entirely nonviolent,’ pope says in Easter peace message

At Easter Vigil, Pope Leo says don’t be paralyzed by mistrust or fear, be catalyzed by Christ to build peace

At Colosseum, pope carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world

Full text of Pope Leo’s Stations of the Cross meditations

Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace

Full text of Pope Leo’s Holy Thursday homily

Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper

Pope Leo XIV to wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday, highlighting support for clergy

Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross

Text of Pope Leo’s April 1 general audience

Pope urges Catholics to pray for priests in crisis

All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says

On first Palm Sunday, Pope Leo says Jesus cries out from the cross against war

Full text of Pope Leo’s first Palm Sunday homily

Wealth of the Gospel, riches of the earth must be shared, pope says in Monaco

‘Proclaim the Gospel of life,’ Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era

Marriage or the priesthood? Pope Leo XIV shares advice for discerning one’s vocation

Pope assures archbishop of Canterbury of his prayers in message read after her installation

Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue, not weapons, as Iran war enters 4th week

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 25 general audience

Pope Leo XIV meets head of Israel’s Holocaust memorial center

Pope Leo XIV declares Boys Town founder Father Flanagan venerable

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 22 Angelus address

Pope Leo says death and pain caused by wars a scandal for entire human family

Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October

Full text of Pope Leo’s general audience

Pope Leo XIV urges media to show human face of war, not propaganda

Pope Leo to receive Liberty Medal for promoting religious liberty, human dignity

Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’

Slain Lebanese priest hailed as a ‘martyr,’ commemorated by Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 11 general audience

Pope Leo XIV to make historic one-day trip to Monaco

Pope Leo XIV urges Chicago students to be ‘co-workers for peace with Christ’

Jesus is close by, so just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people

Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 8 Angelus address

Update: Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Caccia papal ambassador to United States

Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in US

Text of Pope Leo’s March 4 general audience

In times of conflict, pray this prayer to Saint Francis by Pope Leo

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 1 Angelus address

Pope Leo XIV to embark on 10-day Africa tour, trips to Spain, Monaco

Text of Pope Leo’s Angelus address

Pope renews ‘heartfelt appeal’ for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Russia-Ukraine war

Pope to Legionaries of Christ: Authority in religious life is not ‘domination’

From Pompeii to Pavia: Pope Leo XIV to make 6 pastoral visits throughout Italy

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Feb. 8 Angelus address

Full text of Pope Leo’s Feb. 4 general audience

Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to Universal calendar

Pope welcomes new Marian mosaic, St. Rose of Lima statue in Vatican Gardens

Full text of Pope Leo XIV's Feb. 1 Angelus address

Pope Leo laments rising US-Cuba tensions, calls for 'sincere' dialogue

All Christians must humbly, joyfully invite others to trust in God, pope says

Peace is built on respect, only good can combat evil, pope says at Angelus

Text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily at vespers concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Pope Leo sends ‘warm greetings,’ apostolic blessing to March for Life participants

In Angelus address, Pope Leo calls for deeper spiritual focus

For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal, but an imperative

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Jan. 14 general audience

God speaks to the faithful; take time to listen every day, pope says

Pope calls for peace and dialogue as protests continue in Iran

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to diplomatic corps

Pope delivers fierce defense of the unborn in address to diplomatic corps

Pope embarks on synodal journey with cardinals to better listen to the world

Cardinals leave consistory with a clear vision from pontiff: ‘A Church that cares’

Pope to cardinals: You are not experts promoting agendas, but a community of faith

Pope Leo calls on Catholics to rediscover Vatican II teachings

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s opening address at the Extraordinary Consistory, Jan. 7, 2026

'I am here to listen' Pope Leo tells cardinals at start of consistory

As consistory begins, so does symbolic transition from Francis to Leo

As jubilee year ends, the faithful heed Pope Leo’s call to keep the Church alive

Pope Leo's first Extraordinary Consistory: What to expect?

Christians must resist allure of power, serve humanity, pope says at end of Holy Year

‘Be open to what the Lord has in store for you,’ Pope Leo tells SEEK 2026 attendees

Pope Leo, bishops react to U.S. capture of Maduro with concern for Venezuela

New year marks time to usher in era of peace, friendship among all people, pope says

Update: Pope Leo joins Swiss bishops in mourning tragic New Year's Day fire at ski resort

Take time to review the past year with God, pope suggests

Vatican says close to 3 million people saw Pope Leo at the Vatican in 2025

Families fostering Gospel values provide hope in dark world, pope says

Full text: Pope Leo XIV Angelus address on the feast of the Holy Family

Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, pope says on Christmas

To turn away others is to turn away God, pope says on Christmas Eve

A call for peace

OSV editors name Pope Leo XIV as Catholic of the Year

Full text of Pope Leo’s Angelus address Dec. 21

Pray for peace in front of the Nativity scene, pope asks children

Pope thanks priests, encourages them to share responsibilities with laity

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Dec. 17 general audience

Attending school Christmas concert, pope thanks children for sharing love

Christmas creche, tree are signs of hope, pope says

A steady light: Pope Leo XIV’s top five moments of 2025

Live authentically with prayer, letting go of the unnecessary, pope says

Dialogue, diplomacy can lead to just, lasting peace in Ukraine, pope says

Vatican always will denounce injustice, attacks on dignity, pope tells ambassadors

Come all ye faithful: Christmas carols sing of God’s love, pope says

Advent call is to cooperate in building a kingdom of peace, pope says

Pope Leo is first pontiff to go to St. Charbel’s tomb; visit is source of ‘great joy’ for Lebanon

Unity, dialogue, respect: On first trip, pope highlights paths to peace

Choose the way of peace, pope says as he leaves Lebanon

Lebanese have what is needed to build a future of peace, pope says

Love without fear, pope tells Lebanese Church workers

Pope urges Lebanese not to give up on peace or each other

Holding inflight news conference, pope talks about peace in Gaza, Ukraine

Ecumenism is not ‘absorption or domination,’ but sharing gifts, pope says

Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ – building bridges

Christians should work on joint Jubilee in Jerusalem in 2033, pope says

Pope visits famous Istanbul mosque but does not pause to pray

Though Nicaea is a ruin, its Creed stands and unites Christians, pope says

A little leaven can do great things, pope tells Turkey’s Catholics

Pope arrives in Turkey giving thanks, preaching peace

Pope Leo urges ‘immediately release’ of kidnapped children and teachers after gunmen abduct over 300 in a Nigerian Catholic school

Pope sings praises of choirs, affirms importance of their ministry

Pope issues apostolic letter on the Creed, marking anniversary of Nicaea

Pope tells U.S. high school students their voice, ideas, faith matter

Pope meets young people returned to Ukraine from Russia

Youth embrace Pope Leo’s message of hope following unique digital meeting

Pope’s first trip to focus on religious harmony, peacemaking

Care for Creation

Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says

Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. ‘extremely disrespectful’

Care for Creation

‘Creation is crying out,’ pope says in new message to COP30

Pope assures the poor they are loved by God, calls on governments to act

Pope prays for Christians experiencing discrimination, persecution

Text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily for Mass for Jubilee of the Poor

Pope asks big names in film to continue to challenge, inspire, give hope

Pope Leo’s first six months seen as ‘revolution of kindness’ with a missionary impulse

Full text of Pope Leo’s Nov. 12 general audience

Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says

Christian hope shows that the earth can resemble heaven, pope says

Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine

Faith in Christ’s constant presence revolutionizes lives, pope says

Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial

Text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily on All Saints Day

Prayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says

Changing world calls for new commitment to Catholic schools, pope says

Catholic universities must promote growth in faith, knowledge, pope says

Pope Leo’s first trip will focus on ecumenical, interreligious relations

Pope, British king share historic prayer in Sistine Chapel

Pope to issue document on Catholic education, name St. Newman co-patron

The risen Christ brings joy, hope along life’s journey, pope says

Pope Leo reminds us of this path to holiness

Leo’s first official text

Marriage is a ‘noble, exalted’ vocation, path to holiness, pope says

World hunger is 'collective failure,' pope says on World Food Day

Pope Leo XIV addresses government leaders and representatives during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome Oct. 16, 2025.

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Oct. 15, 2025 general audience

Pope, in official visit to Italy, praises joint action for the common good

Pope, in official visit to Italy, praises joint action for the common good

Pope: Palestinians, Israelis must see each other as brothers, sisters

12 quotes from “Dilexi Te,” Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation

‘Dilexi Te’ defined by charity, continuity and unity

9 things to know about ‘Dilexi Te,’ Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation

Love for the poor is hallmark of faith, pope says in first exhortation

Complete text of Pope Leo’s message to young people for World Youth Day

Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2

Facing the unknown, faithful can trust in God’s salvation, pope says

Care for Creation

World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says

Pope’s October prayer intention celebrates ‘Nostra Aetate’

God never gives up on his children, even when they fail, pope says

Pope asks for respect in debate about archdiocese honoring Sen. Durbin

Migrants, refugees bravely embody the belief that joy is possible, pope says

Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus message for Sept. 21, 2025

Use wealth to help people, not destroy them, pope says

Pope sends Rosh Hashana wishes to Rome Jewish community

Pope Leo XIV’s address for Jubilee of Justice

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 17 general audience

In interview, pope talks about abuse crisis, Trump, following Pope Francis

Theology must address climate change, AI, other real concerns, pope says

Pope urges Church to listen to sorrows of abuse victims, walk together

Pope says his biggest challenge since election is being a world leader

Pope welcomes Burch as new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See

Thousands of visitors celebrate Pope Leo’s birthday in St. Peter’s Square

Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus message for Sept. 14

Modern Christian martyrs show power of love in face of hatred, pope says

‘We need to pray a lot,’ pope says after Israeli attack in Qatar

Crying out to God can be sign of hope, not crisis of faith, pope says

Church needs to promote greater study, understanding of Mary, pope says

Jubilee event to honor modern martyrs as symbols of hope

New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says

Pope Leo’s homily for the canonization Mass for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pope meets Israeli president, discusses ‘tragic’ situation in Gaza

Salvation comes from being strong enough to ask God for help, pope says

Prayers encouraged for a spiritual bouquet for Pope Leo XIV's 70th

Care for Creation

Pope’s prayer for September is for respecting, protecting God’s creation

Chicago stadium seat gains fame: It’s where future pope saw first game of 2005 World Series

Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says

Care for Creation

Catholics must respond to environmental injustice with prayer, concrete action, pope says

Care for Creation

Pope to inaugurate Borgo Laudato Si’ during Season of Creation

Eucharist and charity: The traits that unite Pope Leo’s first saints

Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence

Priests from DeMatha Catholic High School meet Pope Leo XIV

Catholic University of America Press to publish Pope Leo’s dissertation

Pope Leo’s first 100 days: Leaning into his new role

Pope Leo tops Gallup world leader poll, across party lines

Knights of Columbus open 143rd Supreme Convention with call to be ‘heralds of hope’

Pope Leo greets Knights of Columbus at Supreme Convention celebrating hope, service

‘Rerum Novarum’ 2.0? Catholic labor advocates heartened by Pope Leo’s direction

The three questions young people asked Pope Leo XIV – and his answers

Pope Leo stands with youth in ‘every land bloodied by war’ and calls for dialogue, not war

Pope Leo urges youth to find hope, friendship in Christ in uncertain times

Learning to communicate with honesty, prudence can help heal world, pope says

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Peruvian youth

World will hear young people’s joy, shouting for peace on earth, pope says

As Jubilee of Youth starts in Rome, Catholics highlight signs of religious revival

Pope tells youth gathered for Jubilee to share Christ’s Good News, not just photos

Pope Leo meets with top Russian Orthodox cleric amid war, strained relations

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address

Pope appeals to leaders with power to end wars to start peace talks

Pope welcomes young people to Rome for jubilee, thanks media for promoting truth

Pope Leo declares Rhode Island-born baby’s healing was true miracle

Summer is time to balance busyness with rest, prayer and joy, pope says

Stop the hatred; humanity is at stake, Pope Leo says in video message

Pope Leo XIV champions media literacy

New Catholic scouting patch honors Pope Leo XIV

Caring for others, serving life is the ‘supreme law,’ pope says

Care for Creation

Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass

Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass

Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati

Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by tragic Air India plane crash

Pope Leo XIV begins his first month listening before acting

UN secretary-general meets Pope Leo, top Vatican officials

Pope Leo XIV’s catechesis on Jesus’s healings

A family’s love grounded in Christ is sign of peace for world, pope says

Witnessing Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Square

Pope Leo XIV, in one of first appointments, names San Diego auxiliary bishop to head diocese

Pope advances sainthood cause of missionaries killed trying to save Indigenous

God’s love is generous, not calculating, pope says at first audience

Every vocation, even the pope’s, springs from God’s love, pope says

USCCB president says pope confirms us ‘in faith,’ calls us ‘back to the Gospel’

Full text: Homily of Pope Leo XIV during the Mass of Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry

Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united Church’ in a wounded world

Pope Leo tells diplomats Church will always speak truth, work for justice

Cardinal McElroy says election of Pope Leo XIV was ‘moment of real grace’ for the Church

National Shrine Mass to celebrate Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

‘We look toward the new pontiff with Christian hope,’ says ecumenical patriarch

Who are the Augustinians, Pope Leo XIV’s order?

Pope Leo’s motto, coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine

Pope Leo XIV leaves Vatican to visit Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel and later prays at the tomb of Pope Francis

10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV

In boots during floods, in vestments at Mass: Peruvians claim Pope Leo XIV as a local

Pope Leo XIV thanks media, urges them to be peacemakers

In talk to cardinals, Pope Leo XIV reflects on his ministry as pope and the choice of his name

Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo’s election, U.S. cardinals say

Full text of first public homily of Pope Leo XIV

US Catholics stunned, overjoyed at history-making American Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s election affirms Church’s path of listening and dialogue, collaborators say

Pope Leo XIV: A biographical timeline

‘We have an American pope!’ Students at Washington-area Catholic schools witness history

Washington-area Catholic school students react to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope.

At Mass of Thanksgiving for new Pope Leo XIV, cathedral’s rector notes ‘God is filled with surprises’

Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name

'A missionary at heart': Catholic groups welcome Pope Leo XIV, first US-born pope

US political leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV: ‘A great honor for our country’

Pope Leo XIV offers first papal blessing, urges faithful to seek peace and justice

Habemus papam: Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV