Traditionalist Catholics celebrated news Monday that the Vatican under Pope Leo XIV had given them permission to celebrate the old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during their upcoming pilgrimage.
Pope tells 1 million Catholic youths they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the sign that a different world is possible” where conflicts can…
Legacy of ‘green’ papal teaching to take root at Vatican ecology center
Extending the legacy of his predecessors who championed environmental responsibility as a core tenet of Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIV on Friday (Sept. 5) will inaugurate a new center for integral ecology on Vatican-owned property south of Rome.
Pope demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.
Pope Leo XIV Clears Up Confusion When It Comes To The Amazon
In a moment of both theological significance and pastoral clarity, Pope Leo XIV made his most consequential intervention yet on the church’s role in the Amazon.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican’s lakeside estate…
Pope Leo XIV’s First 100 Days: A Listening Papacy In The Making
The first 100 days of a U.S. president’s term are a widely recognized milestone, often scrutinized for signs of momentum, direction or policy implementation. But the same metric, when applied to a newly elected pope, serves a very different purpose.
Pope Leo XIV has the chance to build upon 60 years of Catholic-Jewish friendship
On June 13, 1960, Jewish historian Jules Isaac had a momentous audience with Pope John XXIII. That day, he related findings that he would go on to publish in The Teaching of Contempt: Christian Roots of Antisemitism, which focused upon three core Christian…
Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’
Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
Pope Leo XIV Returns to Tradition
When the monks of Canterbury Cathedral prepared Thomas Becket’s body for burial in the year 1170, they discovered a hairshirt hidden under his vestments. The British faithful considered it evidence of the martyred archbishop’s piety.
Pope Leo Urges Youth Toward Real Relationships In A Digital Age
In a dusty Roman field echoing with youthful energy and hope, Pope Leo XIV delivered a clear and urgent message to over a million young people gathered for the Jubilee of Youth: “You are not a product. Your relationships are…
Pope marks 50th anniversary of Cold War-era deal on security and human rights
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for a renewed commitment to diplomacy to resolve conflicts as he marked the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords, the landmark Cold War-era agreement that ushered in a new era of security and human…