Pope Leo XIV

Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo

Pope Leo XIV’s African journey highlights his pastoral energy, political candour and evolving approach to continuity with his predecessor
Michael Haynes

Pope Leo rules out formal blessings for same-sex couples

Speaking aboard the papal plane, Leo XIV said any move beyond the present limits on blessings for same-sex couples would risk deepening division in the Church
Edward Barrett-Shortt

Pope Leo XIV to ordain eight men in Rome on vocations day

Eight candidates for the Diocese of Rome are due to be ordained by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Basilica on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV’s brother recalls childhood of prayer and patience

John Prevost has offered a personal portrait of the first American pope, recalling the family habits and spiritual formation that shaped his early life
The Catholic Herald

Pope’s first African tour closes with final leg in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV has reached the final stage of his first apostolic journey to Africa, an 11-day visit marked by pastoral appeals for peace
The Catholic Herald

Renewing Benedict XVI’s theological inheritance

Academics and clergy in Rome have established a society dedicated to deepening engagement with Benedict XVI’s thought and legacy
Michael Haynes

Pope Leo XIV renews call for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East

Speaking in Kilamba, Pope Leo XIV urged political leaders to seek negotiation rather than escalation amid worsening conflict on several fronts
The Catholic Herald

Leo recalls Francis’s mercy and love for the poor on anniversary of death

Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis’s mercy, fraternity and closeness to the poor
James Bradbury

Pope Leo urges African youth to resist emigration

Pope Leo XIV has urged Africa’s young people to stay and serve their own countries
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo tells Angola nursing home residents that the elderly must be heard

Pope Leo XIV has said the elderly must be heard as custodians of memory and wisdom
The Catholic Herald