In 2015, Pope Francis had changed the ceremony, inviting new archbishops to concelebrate Mass with him and be present for the blessing of the palliums as a way of underlining their bond of unity and communion with him.
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Pope Leo to meet with cardinals to consider declaring eight new saints
Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting with cardinals to approve his canonization and that of seven other people.
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Pope Leo asks newly ordained priests to be signs of reconciliation in the church and world
“It is not important to be perfect, but it is necessary to be credible,” the pope said in his homily at the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Pope Leo visits papal villa and former summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.
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Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo wants peace between Russia and Ukraine, not a role in negotiations
Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must start negotiating and stop the killing, the Vatican secretary of state said.
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Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.
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Pope Leo XIV pledges to strengthen Catholic-Jewish dialogue
In a letter to Rabbi Noam Marans of the American Jewish Committee, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen Catholic-Jewish relations.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for the release of imprisoned journalists, tells media to be peacemakers
Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work.
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With five days before the conclave, all but four cardinal electors are in Rome
The Vatican would not name two who are missing.
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The history of electing popes: Age, nationality, firsts and lasts
The oldest and youngest cardinals—and some famous papal ‘lasts.’