Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today and reaffirmed the Vatican’s willingness to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
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Pope Leo prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
“We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home,” Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass “for the care of creation.”
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Who is Pope Leo? | From Chicago’s South Side to Augustinian Priest
No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best reveal who Pope Leo XIV—“the American pope”—really is. In Episode 1, we hear from the genealogist who uncovered his Louisiana roots, a teacher, and fellow Augustinian friars and friends.
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Tennis, piano and a new encyclical: How Pope Leo will spend his summer vacation
Father Alejandro Moral Antón, prior general of the Augustinian order, spoke on Pope Leo XIV’s vacation at Castel Gandolfo.
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Catholics mourn, offer support, as Texas flood’s catastrophic death toll rises
Catholics across Texas and the world, including Pope Leo XIV, are offering their prayers and support after deadly flooding struck Texas on July 4.
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Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition, arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate.
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Pope Leo appoints French archbishop to lead Vatican sex abuse commission
Pope Leo XIV named the French archbishop Thibault Verny as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. He succeeds Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the emeritus archbishop of Boston.
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Pope Leo speaks about early mornings as an altar boy in unscripted visit with young campers
It was one of the first times Leo has spoken unscripted at length in public, responding to questions posed to him by the children.
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With Pope Leo’s support, Vatican to publish document on synod’s final phase
On Monday, the Synod of Bishops will publish the final synodal document on how local churches can implement the Synod’s proposals, with Pope Leo’s encouragement.
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How will Pope Leo change the process for choosing bishops?
At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an interview one change he would like to see in the bishop selection process: greater involvement of lay people.