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Pope Leo XIV wore cufflinks, which Pope Francis had largely avoided, along with an amitto, which is a lacy linen cloth that goes around the neck at his inaugural Mass on May 18. AP ...
Just over a month since Leo’s election, priests of the diocese told CNA there is a lot of excitement for the new pope and interest in how he will lead the Church in Rome as it confronts shifts ...
St. Mary of the Assumption Parish included this photo commemorating the 1982 meeting of a newly ordained Robert Prevost and Pope John Paul II in its 1986 book marking its 100th anniversary.
Pope Leo XIV has celebrated what has been dubbed as the first “green” papal Mass. He used a new set of prayers imploring care ...
This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991. These stations reflect deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion. Before each station: Minister: We adore ...
Pope Leo XIV reflected on Christian hope — one of the three theological virtues, along with faith and charity — during his general audience on Wednesday. “There is no cry that God does not ...
In a meeting with future priests, Pope Leo XIV said celibacy is a charism “to be acknowledged, conserved and educated.” The pontiff was speaking on Wednesday to seminarians from the dioceses ...
To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...
Pope Leo XIV is taking a strong stance against sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, saying there should be no tolerance for it at all.
On Wednesday, Pope Leo called for prayers for victims in Gaza schools. “I am close to the families, teachers, and schoolmates.
Pope Leo XIV gives his homily at the Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Vatican on June 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ...