Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Urges Israel to Open Gaza to Aid, Calls Situation ‘Worrying and Painful’

21 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV delivered a stirring speech and made a powerful plea at his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025. He urges Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip. Healso emphasized the growing crisis and the fact that the sick, older ones,...

Pope Leo XIV Begins Papacy With Call For Unity And Respect For Tradition

19 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV formally commenced his papacy on Sunday, appealing to right-wing Catholics who had felt marginalized under his predecessor, and vowing to uphold the heritage of the Church and spurn autocratic rule. The 69-year-old pope, born in Chicago and who also holds Peruvian citizenship, was officially inaugurated as the...

Pope Leo XIV Set to Take Reins of Global Catholic Church in Grand Vatican Ceremony

18 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV inauguration will be held on Sunday during a large Mass in St. Peter's Square, the beginning of an historic papacy. The newly elected pope, born in Chicago and also a Peruvian citizen, is the first pontiff from the United States and South America, apart from Argentina. Robert...

Zelenskyy, World Leaders Gather At Vatican For Pope Leo’s Momentous Inauguration

18 May 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be among many international leaders present at the first Mass of newly elected Pope Leo this Sunday, the Vatican said. The ceremony, conducted in St. Peter's Square, will formally induct Pope Leo born in Chicago and partly brought up in Peru as the world's spiritual...

Pope Leo XIV To Break Tradition Of Simplicity With Move To Lavish Grand Vatican Palace

16 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV will reportedly make the Apostolic Palace his official home, restoring papal tradition after more than ten years. The move heralds an end to the austerity adopted by the late Pope Francis, who shunned the luxury of the palace for the comfort of the humble Vatican Santa Marta...

Pope Leo XIV Confesses Love for Tennis to Jannik Sinner in Vatican Meet

16 May 2025

In a session that mixed spirituality with sportsmanship, Italian tennis ace Jannik Sinner met Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday at the Vatican, just days before playing in the Italian Open. Sinner, along with his parents and officials from the Italian Tennis Federation, had a private audience with the newly elected...

HRW Urges Pope Leo XIV to Rethink Vatican-China Deal on Bishops

13 May 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pope Leo XIV to immediately re-evaluate the Vatican’s 2018 deal with the Chinese government. This agreement allows Beijing to control who becomes Catholic bishops in China. HRW Raises Concerns About State Control In a statement released on Monday, HRW expressed serious concern about the...

Pope Calls for Freedom of Jailed Journalists, Defends Global Press Rights

12 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV has urged the release of jailed journalists in his first speech to media members at the Vatican. He identified with journalists who were imprisoned "for seeking and reporting the truth" and affirmed that their plight "challenges the conscience of nations and the international community". Press freedom has...

Pope Leo XIV Makes First Public Outing, Pays Respects To Predecessor Francis

11 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV, elected only three days ago on May 8, made his first external trip from the Vatican on Saturday in a milestone of his papacy. The new pontiff, once US Cardinal Robert Prevost, traveled to a Catholic shrine outside Genazzano, some one hour east of Rome, before going...

Pope Leo XIV’s 2006 Photo of Visiting Tamil Nadu School Goes Viral | SEE PHOTO

10 May 2025

Almost two decades prior to becoming the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, who was then Father Robert Francis Prevost, had made a visit to a school in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore. A photo of his visit to Shenbagam Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Pollachi during 2006 has...

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