May 8, 2025 – Cardinal Robert F. Prevost elected pope; takes the name Leo XIV.
May 9 – Celebrated first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel with cardinals.
May 18 – Inaugurated his Petrine ministry with Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
May 19 – Met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and other faith leaders, as well as U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
July 7-22 – Vacationed in Castel Gandolfo, a traditional papal summer residence.
July 9 – Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Holy See offered to help negotiate peace with Russia.
July 28-Aug. 3 – Encountered young people at the Vatican during the Jubilee of Youth.
Sept. 7 – Presided over first canonizations: Sts. Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis.
Oct. 9 – Published apostolic exhortation “Dilexi te,” a text begun by Pope Francis on love for the poor.
Oct. 23 – Prayed with King Charles III in the Sistine Chapel, a first since the Church of England’s break with Rome in 1534.
Nov. 1 – Proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church.
Nov. 20 – Took first trip beyond greater Rome to conclude the Italian Episcopal Conference’s meeting in Assisi.
Nov. 27-Dec. 2 – Made first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon.
Jan. 6, 2026 – Closed the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, ending the Jubilee of Hope.
Jan. 7-8 – Convened an extraordinary consistory of cardinals.
Feb. 15 – Resumed tradition of visiting Roman parishes during Lent.
March 28 – Made apostolic visit to Monaco.
April 2-5 – Celebrated first Triduum as pope.
April 13-23 – Made apostolic visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
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