Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.
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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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JD Vance and Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass
Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the vice president’s office said.
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Amid immigration raids, Nashville diocese tells Catholics they don’t have to attend Sunday Mass if safety is at risk
Amid immigration raids and emptying pews, the Nashville diocese is reminding faithful that they are not required to attend Mass if they fear for their well-being, according to the church’s own teaching and canon law.
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Tennis fan Pope Leo XIV meets world’s No. 1 player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican
Pope Leo is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist. But, Leo joked, “we can’t invite Sinner.”
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Ukrainian president speaks with Pope Leo and invites him to Ukraine
“I invited His Holiness to make an apostolic visit to Ukraine. Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.
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Pope Leo’s motto and coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.
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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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Pope Leo XIV’s brother says he’s in ‘disbelief’
These brothers talked on the phone every day. Now one of them is the pope.