Pope Leo is enjoying every moment; he appears energized by the crowds. In every speech, he says how happy he is to be back home.
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Peru’s Cardinal Barreto: Pope Francis was a bulldozer. Now Leo paves that road for all believers.
“[Pope Leo] does not abandon the principles of the church’s renewal. On the contrary, he reaffirms the synodal spirituality of communion, participation and mission.”
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‘I am returning to my homeland’: Pope Leo’s emotional Peruvian homecoming begins
“I am very pleased to be back in Peru,” Pope Leo told an audience composed of Peru’s civil and religious authorities upon his arrival in Lima.
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‘He is so excited’: What to expect from Pope Leo’s Peruvian homecoming
Pope Leo has dreamed of making this visit since his election on May 8, 2025.
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Pope Leo celebrates Mass for more than two million at Argentine shrine of Our Lady of Luján
“Argentina, rise up and walk!” Pope Leo XIV spoke these words as he concluded his visit to Argentina with a Mass for two million people at the famous national shrine of Our Lady of Luján.
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Pope Leo lifts up Argentina’s many saints at Mass in Córdoba
Pope Leo told the 650,000 people at the Mass he concelebrated that “we are called to holiness” and that “this calling is always missionary.”
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Pope Leo: ‘Do not give in to those who dismiss the Christian family as outdated.’
At a Mass for more than 2.5 million people, the pope stated that “today more than ever, the family remains a pillar amid the many insecurities of our time.”
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Cardinal Rossi hopes Pope Leo will bring light to a ‘dimming’ faith in Argentina
“I believe his visit will surely brush the ash off a certain weariness, a certain slackness in faith,” Cardinal Rossi said in an interview with America.
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Pope Leo meets with President Milei, urges dialogue, on his first day in Argentina
In a powerful speech at the Palacio di Libertad, Pope Leo spoke about the role of “those who hold public office” and the need to “safeguard” democracy and concord in society, invest in education and avoid corruption.
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Pope Leo XIV travels to Argentina, the homeland of Pope Francis
When Pope Leo’s plane touches down at 4.30 p.m., the bells of all the churches of Buenos Aires will peal out for 10 minutes to welcome him to Argentina.