In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where ...

Pope Leo XIV appealed for persecuted Christians around the globe on Sunday, making specific mention of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and including in ...

Pope Leo XIV called the attention of the faithful to “the great suffering of the people in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

Leo isn’t out for a fight — unlike his more pugnacious predecessor Francis — but appears likely to get one anyway.

“Start today to disarm your hearts and embrace peace,” Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful in his first Angelus address of the ...

Pope Leo also said the missionary calling today means responding to suffering close at hand as well as far away. Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2025.

Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate All Souls’ Day with Mass for the faithful departed at Rome’s largest cemetery as well as a Mass for the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals the following ...

Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus after Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez I don’t envy Pope Leo XIV as he ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to pray the Angelus with him Oct. 26, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ...