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.
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s first ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing
The “urbi et orbi” blessing given by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, after his election May 8, 2025.
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Peru rejoices for their former bishop: Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV is a dual citizen of the United States and Peru, where he first served as a missionary and then as an archbishop. That made him the first pope from each country.