Pope Leo XIV will greet Giro d’Italia bicyclists passing through Vatican City on Sunday, 1 June, in memory of Pope Francis, who had welcomed the proposal presented by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education. By Vatican News Pope Leo XIV will greet the …

On the day of his election, Pope Leo XIV received the gift of a silver pectoral cross containing the relics of Pope St. Leo the Great, as well as three Augustinian bishops: St. Augustine, St. Thomas of Villanova, and Blessed Anselmo Polanco, a Spanish bishop martyred in the country’s civil …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, May 27, 2025 / 14:36 pm Pope Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees recognizing three new venerables, including two missionaries and an Indian bishop. In his first audience since beginning his pontificate with the prefect of the …

Pope Leo XIV reiterates his appeal for peace in Ukraine and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, along with the liberation of hostages and renewed efforts to protect children. By Christopher Wells Pope Leo XIV forcefully appealed for a “ceasefire now!” in Gaza, along with the liberation of all hostages, …

Pope Leo XIV meets with Naples’ football club, which is celebrating its fourth-ever league victory, and stresses that “it’s the team,” not the individual players, which wins a championship. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Leo XIV met on Tuesday morning with members of SSC Napoli, the football club which on Friday …

By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 28, 2025 / 07:00 am Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s Apostolic Almoner’s Office. These blessings, printed on parchment, are a well-established tradition in the Catholic Church …

Our Editorial Director reflects on the Holy See’s intervention at the UN, drawing on the words of Pope Leo XIV, noting that concrete steps are urgently needed to protect civilians in armed conflicts and to disarm the world. By Andrea Tornielli “The Holy See considers it essential to put an …

By Hannah Brockhaus , Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 21, 2025 / 08:05 am Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in Gaza and for the entrance of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Speaking before tens of thousands of attendees …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 10:43 am Pope Leo XIV, in one of his first personnel appointments, on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family, replacing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who turned 80 on April …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 19, 2025 / 15:04 pm The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June 14 to honor Pope Leo XIV, according to a statement released by the archdiocese. The public is invited to attend the …