Pope Leo XIV

The Code of Canon law says extraordinary consistories are convened “when particular needs of the church or the treatment of more grave affairs suggest it.”

The National Constitution Center will bestow its Liberty Medal on Pope Leo July 3 during a public ceremony outside its location at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

Pope Leo said the WFP’s commitment to those in need “resonates profoundly with the Catholic Church’s mission to uphold human dignity.”

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given June 21, 2026, at St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV venerated a relic of the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen ever canonized a saint, during a visit June 20 to her hometown …

Pope Leo XIV knelt in prayer at the tomb of St. Augustine June 20, returning to the basilica where he once guided the late Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Leo XIV has a message for American teens gathered at the Steubenville Youth Conferences about where true joy is to be found.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained about an …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s communications style is about “discovering God in ourselves and one another,” reflecting the pope’s deeply held Augustinian charism, according to Catholic …

The Chicago native has deployed a steady stream of quips, puns and one-liners in the past year that would feel right at home around any family dinner table.