Catholic Church

Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine in 'warm and substantive' first call

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy announced on monday he had spoken with pope leo xiv and invited him to visit ukraine. on sunday, the...
Charles Collins

Will Pope Leo XIV heal, resist or appease?

the election of a new father in god reconfigures the catholic church. the church is part institution and, with a father in god, part family;...
Gavin Ashenden

A history of popes called Leo and what Pope Leo XIV means for the Church today

on 8 may catholics worldwide celebrated as white smoke rose above the sistine chapel and cardinal robert prevost became the first american p...
Thomas Casemore

Cardinal Tagle hails Pope Leo XIV: 'not a photocopy, but no turning back'

manila, philippines – filipino cardinal luis antonio tagle said he was confident that pope leo xiv would continue the programs of the late p...
Joseph SanMateo

Japanese Cardinal: Pope Leo XIV brings missionary zeal and Vatican wisdom to papacy

mumbai, india – japanese cardinal isao kikuchi of tokyo says pope leo xiv’s previous work as a missionary and as a vatican official were imp...
Nirmala Carvalho

Signs of the times: what can we already discern about the pontificate of Leo XIV?

yet again, the timing of historical events has proved impeccable. in succession to pope francis, who died not long after imparting urbi et o...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo sings Marian prayer at first Sunday address to pilgrims

rome – in his first sunday regina coeli address during easter, pope leo xiv gave pilgrims a surprise and sang the traditional marian prayer,...
Elise Allen

Pope chose 'Leo' in response to 'new revolution' in artificial intelligence

rome – in a meeting with the college of cardinals saturday, two days after his election to the papacy, pope leo xiv explained that he chose ...
Elise Allen

Pope Leo makes private pilgrimage to shrine to St Augustine

rome – in his first outing as pope, leo xiv made an unannounced visit to a shrine dedicated to st augustine in a small town outside of rome,...
Elise Allen

Bishop proclaims joy at election of Pope Leo in pastoral letter

the bishop of shrewsbury has today written to the people of his diocese to share the joy of the election of pope leo xiv. in a pastoral lett...
The Catholic Herald