Address of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

At a period of history marked by many tragic signs, in which people are subjected to countless threats to their very dignity, the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea is a precious opportunity to ask ourselves who Jesus Christ is in the lives of men and women today, and who he is for each one of us personally… Read more »

On his first Apostolic Journey abroad, Pope Leo XIV addresses authorities in Ankara, urging Türkiye to embrace its vocation as a bridge between cultures, faiths, and continents, and calling the world to reject division and pursue dialogue.

Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara only a few hours ago, stepping onto Turkish soil and kicking off the first leg of his first Apostolic Journey, taking place from November 27 to December 3… Read more »

Homily His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Dear sisters and brothers,

In the responsorial Psalm, we have sung, “Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord” (cf. Ps 122). Today’s liturgy invites us, therefore, to walk together in praise and joy towards the encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, gentle and humble Sovereign, the One who is the beginning and end of all things… Read more »

Photo: Vatican Media Message by Pope Leo XIV

Good morning, and welcome to you all!

I greet the Abbot Primate, the Rector of the Athenaeum of Saint Anselm, the dean of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, and all the participants in the refresher course for diocesan liturgical pastoral workers. I am pleased to welcome you at the beginning of your course of in-depth study… Read more »

Message by Pope Leo XIV

Catechesis Cycle – Jubilee 2025: Jesus Christ Our Hope. IV. The Resurrection of Christ and the Challenges of today’s world. 5. Easter spirituality and integral ecology

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

We are reflecting, in this Jubilee Year dedicated to hope, on the relationship between the Resurrection of Christ and the challenges of the contemporary world, that is, our challenges… Read more »

L-omelija tal-Papa Ljun XIV

“Inti Pietru, u fuq din il-blata jiena nibni l-Knisja tiegħi” (Mt 16:18). Għeżież ħuti, smajna dawn il-kelmiet ta’ Ġesù aħna u nfakkru l-125 anniversarju mid-Dedikazzjoni ta’ din il-knisja, li tant xtaqha l-Papa Ljun XIII, u ppromova l-bini tagħha.

Fil-ħsieb tiegħu, din il-binja, flimkien ma’ dik tal-Kulleġġ internazzjonali li hemm magħha, kellha tikkontribwixxi biex tissaħħaħ il-preżenza Benedittina fil-Knisja u fid-dinja, permezz ta’ għaqda dejjem ikbar fi ħdan il-Konfederazzjoni Benedittina, għan li għalih ġie introdott ukoll l-Uffiċċju tal-Abbati Primat… Read more »

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, which took place in the fourth century under Pope Sylvester I.  This Basilica, the Cathedral of Rome, was built at the behest of Emperor Constantine, after he granted Christians the freedom to profess their faith and practice their religion in the year 313… Read more »

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025: Jesus Christ our hope. 4. The Resurrection of Christ and the challenges of the contemporary world. 3. Easter gives hope to everyday life

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning, and welcome to you all!

The Pasch of Jesus is an event that does not belong to a distant past, now settled into tradition like so many other episodes in human history… Read more »