Amid the wheelchairs, crutches, and prayer intentions of the 150,000 pilgrims in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, the pope spoke out strongly against the practice of assisted suicide for the sick …
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LOURDES, France (OSV News) — In the Marian shrine of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the sick and the suffering and drank from healing spring water in the grotto …
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Close to 800,000 people lined Paris’ Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde for Mass Sept. 26 with Pope Leo XIV, who urged the …
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“This Cathedral has been reborn so that you, too, may be reborn with it in a new impetus towards holiness and daily mission,” Pope Leo said.
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“Let us not forget that mutual respect and the protection of every human life is a duty incumbent upon each and every one of us,” Pope Leo said.
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“I received messages during the beatification ceremony yesterday writing and saying, ‘Why weren’t you here?’ That would’ve been so great,” the pope said.
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The Ratzinger Prize, described as the “Nobel Prize of Theology” and was established in 2011 by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI.
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The Nov. 6-17 trip will be the first papal visit to Latin America of Pope Leo’s pontificate and his longest international journey to date.
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The earliest homily in the book came shortly after 9/11, following Father Prevost’s election as prior general on Sept. 14, 2001, which was also his birthday.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Sept. 14, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration comes three days later. Sept. 17 marks the pope’s “name day,” the …
