Pope Leo XIV

The pope said authentic renewal of the liturgy is acceptable and encouraged when the Church first engages in careful theological and pastoral study.

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given May 27 in St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican …

Among those with words of wisdom for graduates was none other than Pope Leo, who had a message May 19 for the class of 2026 at Villanova University.

Pope Leo XIV again called on the international community to assist the people of Gaza, saying that human rights must be respected “for everyone.”

Vice President JD Vance said in a new interview with NBC News that what he has read of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “sounds very profound.”

The issue raised by “Magnifica Humanitas” is one U.S. lawmakers took a first step to address with the Take It Down Act, which just began enforcement.

“In an era when truth is often distorted in order to serve particular interests and communication strategies, the field of education assumes decisive importance,” Pope Leo wrote.

Discipleship begins by simply saying yes. That was the message of Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Frank R. Schuster, bishop promoter of the Stella Maris ministry, at the annual Maritime Day Mass …

“Magnifica Humanitas” is not merely an encyclical about AI. It is the work of the first modern pope formed primarily as a missionary.

Pope Leo XIV questioned the Catholic teaching of just war theory in modern warfare and wrote about slavery in an unprecedented way.