5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1547+ words) France is preparing to welcome the pontiff for a four-day visit with five stops, including Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes, and Metz. Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of Benedict XVI, the last pope to set foot on French soil in…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (636+ words) To the seminarians who are undergoing years of study and discipline as part of their formation for the priesthood, Leo XIV has reminded them that the key to their preparation for the priestly ministry is to focus on “their relationship…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (703+ words) Jesus calls us to a personal response, to get to know him intimately, and to allow ourselves to be transformed by our friendship with him in an ever-new encounter, Pope Leo XIV said during this Sunday’s Angelus. “Sunday’s Gospel (Mt…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1372+ words) Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people in San Marino to keep their hearts open like a window to the infinite, in pursuit of beauty, goodness, and life, and called for the defense of the space of conscience to promote…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) In his message for the 2026 Day for the Care of Creation, Pope Leo XIV calls for transforming weapons into plows, drawing a connection between wars and the ecological crisis. On the occasion of the 11th World Day of Prayer for the…...