Pope Leo XIV addresses participants in an international conference on climate justice and reflects on Pope Francis’ landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si’, noting that when the time comes, God will ask us if we cared for our common home. On Wednesday afternoon, marking the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Leo XIV […]
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At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV thanked Catholic associations working in solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip and renewed his heartfelt plea for peace. “There is no future based on violence, forced exile, or vengeance!” the Pope declared, associating himself with those committed to assisting Gaza and with the pastors leading the
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During the Diocesan Assembly at the Basilica of St John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV urges the Diocese of Rome to embrace a supportive, empathetic, and inclusive pastoral approach. Pope Leo XIV crossed the River Tiber on Friday afternoon to meet with clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Diocese of Rome at the Basilica of
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Polish-born Vatican diplomat Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq, elevating him to the rank of archbishop. Archbishop Mirosław Wachowski, who had been serving as Undersecretary for Relations with States since 2019, was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq by Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, 18 September. At
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The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up marked his 70th birthday on Sunday with gospel music, prayer, and a balloon release outside his childhood home. A modest crowd gathered at the brick house in Dolton, Illinois, where the former Robert Prevost lived after his birth in Chicago in 1955. The celebration included photographs
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During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Holy Saturday, calling the faithful to trust in God’s power to act in their lives, even in silence and waiting. “Every suspended time can become a time of grace, if we offer it to God,” said Pope Leo XIV during his weekly General Audience on
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Piero Pioppo as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and the Principality of Andorra, the Holy See announced on Tuesday. Pioppo, who until now served as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), succeeds in this new role with decades of diplomatic service
Pope Leo XIV on Monday received the participants of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine, telling them that with the Augustinians he feels “at home.” In his remarks, the pontiff reflected especially on the theme of love, which St. Augustine “placed at the center of his spiritual quest.” At the beginning of
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