Pope Francis

Pope Leo holds first meeting with Zelenskyy

after presiding over his official installation mass following his election to the papacy, pope leo xiv held a private meeting with ukrainian...
Elise Allen

Hundreds of thousands gather as Pope Leo XIV is inaugurated

pope leo xiv has formally begun his pontificate with an inaugural mass in st peter’s square, drawing an estimated 250,000 pilgrims to witnes...
Thomas Edwards

Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘unity’ during his inauguration

at his official inauguration, pope leo xiv said his “first great desire” was for a united church, “a sign of unity and communion, which beco...
Charles Collins

Liturgy of creation: the Catholic imagination opens up new vistas of sight and sound

one of the delights that begins to unfold in the process of becoming catholic is a growing realisation of how, within the catholic perceptiv...
Gavin Ashenden

Respect marriage and unborn if you want civil harmony, Pope tells diplomats

pope leo xiv has said that peaceful civil societies cannot be built up and maintained without investing in traditional marriage and protecti...
The Catholic Herald

Will the new Leo elevate Leo XIII's Cardinal Newman to a Doctor of the Church?

on 12 may 1879, pope leo xiii raised john henry newman to the sacred college of cardinals. the biglietto which he received from the secretar...
Fr James Bradley

TV star Chris Packham portrayed as St Francis to mark Earth Day

the popular tv presenter chris packham has been depicted as st francis of assisi in a portrait that is described as celebrating him as a “li...
The Catholic Herald

Leo XIV on Christian East and conflict: 'Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate!'

pope leo xiv has discussed how vital the christian east is both for the catholic church and for the whole world, and said that the holy see ...
Charles Collins

British ambassador: ‘the papacy just does soft power’

british ambassador to the holy see chris trott has voiced excitement over the recent election of pope leo xiv and has said he is looking for...
Elise Allen

Leo XIV: the pontiff both left and right can applaud

there was palpable confusion when robert francis prevost stepped out on the loggia. a scramble to discern what sort of pontificate the catho...
Tom Colsy