(OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s address Jan. 7, 2026, at the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory with the College of Cardinals, given in the Synod Hall in the Vatican. Dear Brothers, I am very pleased to welcome all of you. Thank you for your presence! May the Holy Spirit, […]
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Pope Leo XIV: Let us rediscover Vatican II
Pope Leo XIV delivered his general audience today announcing a revisit to the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Leo urged the faithful “not to let its prophecy fade, and to continue to seek ways and means to implement its insights.”
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Read: Pope Leo’s Epiphany homily for the close of the Jubilee of Hope
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope, which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided over Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in the basilica. Below is the […]
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Read: Pope Leo on World Day of Peace
In his ‘Message for the 59th World Day of Peace,’ Pope Leo called for an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace around the world.
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Full text: Pope Leo’s homily on the Sunday of the Jubilee of Prisoners
The pope said we have an obligation to promote in every place “a society established on new criteria, and ultimately on charity.”
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Read: Pope Leo’s homily declaring St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church
Pope Leo XIV declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church, quoting from the saint’s famous hymn, “Lead, Kindly Light,” and holding him up as a model for educators.
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Read: Pope Leo marks 60th anniversary of church’s landmark document on interfaith relations
“Nostra Aetate,” Pope Leo said, “opened our eyes to a simple yet profound principle: dialogue is not a tactic or a tool, but a way of life.”
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Read: Pope Leo’s homily on what it means to be a synodal church
“No one should impose his or her own ideas; we must all listen to one another. No one is excluded; we are all called to participate.”
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Pope Leo’s address to the Jesuits: ‘The church needs you at the frontiers.’
Pope Leo addressed the major superiors of the Jesuits in the Synod Hall on Friday, Oct. 24, discussing the major frontiers of synodality, reconciliation and technology.
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Pope Leo: The Risen Christ is close to us in our darkest moments
Pope Leo: Today I would like to invite you to reflect on a surprising aspect of Christ’s Resurrection: his humility.