Pope Leo XIV

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a public Mass every week of August after taking time to rest in Castel Gandolfo during the month of July. The Vatican …

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be coming to the U.S. …

When one seeks beauty, the pope added, “we discover not simply something, but Someone. We encounter God our Creator.”

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV urged young people not to be “couch potatoes” in a video message on July 25, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and …

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has named two American bishops as members of the Vatican’s highest court, the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. The bishops, Archbishop Salvatore …

(OSV News) — A study conducted among participants of Pope Leo XIV’s recent apostolic visit to Spain reported an overwhelmingly positive experience, with many citing a significant impact on their faith. …

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires in Spain and France that have forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate from their homes.

“May the Lord touch hearts and enlighten the minds of those in positions of responsibility, so that reconciliation and peace may soon prevail.”

“From the beginning, Jesus called and gathered around himself people who would otherwise never have come to know one another.”

A permanent observer state at the United Nations on April 6, 1964, the Holy See participates in the work of the U.N. General Assembly and other U.N. bodies.