Pope puts poor, marginalised centre stage in first major text
Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the poor and marginalised, including migrants, to be at the centre of the Catholic Church’s mission, in the first major publication of his papacy.
Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the poor and marginalised, including migrants, to be at the centre of the Catholic Church’s mission, in the first major publication of his papacy.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the ‘significant progress’ towards peace in Gaza, again calling for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory and the release of Israeli hostages.
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed ‘God’s Influencer’ for his efforts to spread the faith online.
Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prayed for ‘countless’ children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally.
Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world...
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 1,20,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Youth — an event that takes place every 25 years...
Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence on the intellectual development of young people, saying it could damage their grip on reality.
Pope Leo XIV received US vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff’s inauguration mass.
Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy on Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor at a mass attended by world dignitaries including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US vice president JD Vance.
Pope Leo XIV recalled his immigrant roots as he spoke out Friday against global inequality and injustice, including ‘unworthy’ working conditions, in a speech to diplomats accredited to the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he himself ‘will make every effort so that this peace may prevail’...
Pope Leo XIV called on Monday for the release of journalists jailed ‘for seeking and reporting the truth’ and warned reporters against using their words to fan hatred.
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.