This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

Meeting his former colleagues and co-workers and acknowledging how many of them spent many more years working at the Vatican ...

new video loaded: New Pope Declares Church Should Receive Everyone With ‘Open Arms’ transcript “I never thought in my lifetime we would see an American Pope. This is so exciting for my ...

The Vatican ... Pope Leo XIV, released May 10, 2025. Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (UCEPO) / X This return to traditional elements accompanies Leo’s papal coat of ...

The Holy See’s official website Vatican.va has a new, modern design, presenting papal teaching to the world in a more ...

The Vatican ... Pope Francis had departed from this convention, signing simply as “Franciscus.” This return to traditional elements accompanies Leo’s papal coat of arms.

Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, meeting with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic ...

Scores of VIPs attended, with some of them looking for a fresh start with the new pontiff after frictions with his predecessor.