“Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges,” the pope said May 19.
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Pope Leo XIV met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife May 18, their second encounter of the day, after the inauguration Mass.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the world facing challenges like climate change, wars, debates over migration and increasing job insecurity, the Catholic Church must provide moral guidance and support true …
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The first post on the “Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex” account on X was released May 14 and was a quote from his inaugural greeting to the public May 8.
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“We believe that the visit of the pope could contribute to stopping the war in Ukraine,” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said in a statement.
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The new pope said he chose his name in homage to Pope Leo XIII, often referred to as “the father of Catholic social teaching.”
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for …
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Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life.
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Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV traveled 40 miles southeast from the Vatican to pray at a Marian shrine cared for by his Augustinian confreres.
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“Doctrine has not changed,” then-Cardinal Prevost said. “But we are looking to be more welcoming and more open and to say all people are welcome in the church.”
