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Habemus Papam! The Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Reign of Pope Leo XIV: Live Updates

First days of Leo XIV: Follow along on our live blog

by OSV News

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the United States of America, who has served both as a missionary and in the Roman curia, is the 267th Bishop of Rome.

Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass: A new beginning rooted in tradition
Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
Pope Leo to diplomats: Church will always speak truth, work for justice
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s address to the Diplomatic Corps
Pope Leo XIV’s election gives new hope to Dolton, Ill., and the church that formed him

U.S. Church

Washington Roundup: Trump’s first official foreign trip; book on Biden health; resolution honors Leo

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump went to several Middle Eastern countries on his first official foreign trip of his second term. The same week in Washington, a new book on former President Joe Biden alleged aides covered …

Homeland Security vetting reality show idea where immigrants compete for citizenship

Senate protest over USAID closure snares Vatican ambassador pick

Paterson, N.J., bishop echoes joy, hope of faithful at thanksgiving Mass for pope

Vance, Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass

Nashville Diocese clarifies Mass duties as ICE crackdown empties pews

US bishops release updated pastoral letter on pornography amid rise in sexual  exploitation

World

Ethiopian cardinal hopes doctrine, good governance, bridge-building will be pope’s priorities

by Fredrick Nzwili

African church leaders share their experiences of meeting the future Pope Leo XIV when he visited the continent as prior general of the Augustinian order.

Peruvians hope new pope promotes 17th-century phenomena regarded as Eucharistic miracle
As Trump returns from Middle East with massive arm deals, patriarch says ‘no’ to weapons
In 7 days, Pope Leo XIV has made a mark: Here’s how popes’ first weeks shaped their pontificate
Pope Leo XIV and the abuse crisis: What happens next? 
Jerusalem patriarch, back in Holy Land, reflects on conclave, ‘inconceivable’ Gaza situation

Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’

Angelicum rector: Pope’s election ‘greatest mercy God has ever shown on Catholic Church in America’

‘We look toward the new pontiff with Christian hope,’ says ecumenical patriarch

Vatican

Christ at the center

by Michael R. Heinlein

Opinion

Praying at St. Monica’s tomb at the Augustinian basilica in Rome

by Mountain Butorac

Pope Leo, Eucharistic Pilgrimage, birthright citizenship | Week in Review

by Megan Marley

Forcing clergy to break the seal of confession harms victims

by Cecilia Cicone

Reviews

A new documentary, ‘The Inner Sea,’ tells a story of adoption, music and love

by Zoey Maraist
Conclaves on Screen
Pope Francis on Film
Suffering, questioning and divine sparks in ‘Burning Psalms’
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