Pope Leo XIV

“Building ties rather than resorting to arms” is what Robert Schuman wanted, said the postulator of the canonization cause for the French statesman.

If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that.

“Love the people that the Lord has entrusted to you” and boldly bring the Good News of salvation to everyone, Pope Leo XIV told new bishops.

All across the United States, pilgrims are preparing to travel to Seoul, South Korea, for Pope Leo XIV’s first World Youth Day — as the successor of Peter — Aug. …

“For all the emphasis on individual freedom, people today frequently feel less free to be their genuine selves or follow their highest ideals,” the pope said.

“His visit will be a very significant moment for Catholics in France, but not only for them,” said Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.

When the body is reduced to being “an object” that can be “disposed of arbitrarily,” that is always a denial of the dignity of the person,” the pope said.

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 9 in St. Peter’s Square.

“I hope people will remember the fate of priests and lay Catholics now suffering in prison, showing through prayers that they’re not indifferent.”

The Peruvian city of Callao announced an unusual tribute to Pope Leo XIV ahead of his November visit to the South American country: the largest statue of the pontiff in …