Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo is clear: no technology, however advanced, can replace conscience or relieve us of the moral burden of being human

Last week, aboard the papal plane returning to Rome from Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists. His comments revealed much of what we might expect from the first American pontiff.

The gathering of the College of Cardinals will be the first major moment of Pope Leo XIV’s reign and a test of his promise to restore unity in the Church.

As Pope Leo signals a desire to visit Algeria and engages quietly in Middle Eastern diplomacy, his in-flight remarks reveal a papacy rediscovering its global vocation

Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, the Pope joined Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Protestant leaders in Turkey in one of the most symbolically charged ecumenical gatherings of his pontificate

Father Rimaycuna, who followed the then-Bishop Robert Francis Prevost from Chiclayo in Peru to Rome and continued in his service when Prevost was elected to the papacy in May 2025, now assumes the lowest of the three monsignorial dignities

In his first papal trip abroad, Pope Leo XIV seems intent on reminding both the Christian and secular worlds that unity is possible only when Christians return to the sources of the Church – to the councils, the creed, the Gospel that judges nations and comforts the poor in the same breath

The new clinic supplements the long-standing outpatient service that has already been operating under Bernini’s sweeping colonnade for the past decade

While several groups and institutes celebrate the Old Rite within the structures of Rome, Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan remains the only bishop in the world whose entire pastoral ministry is centred on the Traditional Latin Mass

Celebrating Mass to mark the Jubilee of the Poor, in his homily the Pope described how in addition to material forms of poverty, there are also many moral and spiritual situations of poverty – while the tragedy that cuts across them all is loneliness

Pope Leo XIV has applauded the witness of cloistered nuns, explaining that their 'silent and hidden love' enables them to remain free from what he describes as the 'slavery' of society’s focus on outward appearances.

The lunch will take place in the Paul VI Hall following Mass for the World Day of the Poor, when hundreds of homeless and marginalised people will dine with the Holy Father

Pope Leo XIV cautioned that current patterns of access to technology are leaving many young people exposed. He urged adults to rediscover their role as attentive guides in a rapidly changing environment

Ordinary consistories are largely ceremonial, often used to elevate new cardinals or announce canonisations, while extraordinary ones allow the pontiff to deliberate on matters of wider concern – the calling of this one comes amid speculation it will inform Leo's first encyclical

Pope Leo has urged US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to consider the spiritual welfare of migrants after its agents stopped priests giving Holy Communion at an Illinois facility  

Even before Pope Francis's death, some cardinals were saying that the conclave to elect his successor might be the most important in at least sixty years

In a speech to media representatives at the Vatican, Pope Leo called on them to counter the 'quicksand of approximation and post-truth' of the modern world, and to resist the growing scourge of 'clickbait' news fuelled by artificial intelligence

The visit will include a pilgrimage to İznik, the ancient city of Nicaea, to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, an event considered one of the most significant in the history of Christianity

The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary has long held a special place in Catholic devotion, since being instituted by Pope St Pius V in thanksgiving for the victory of Lepanto in 1571

A 'motu proprio' is a document that carries the personal authority of a pope and can legislate, repeal or modify norms within his jurisdiction. It's often used to address matters requiring clarity, reform or direct intervention