Pope Leo XIV

The Pope during the Marian Prayer Vigil: Peace is a journey, and God walks with you

Jubilee of Marian Spirituality Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace

11/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Meditation of the Holy Father Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

This evening, we gather in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, just as the early Church in Jerusalem did (cf. Acts 1:14).  Let us all together, persevere tirelessly in praying for peace, a God-given gift that we must strive to receive and to which we must make a strong commitment… Read more »

The Pope to Consecrated People: God as the fullness and meaning of our lives, is everything

Mass at the Jubliee of Consecrated Life

09/10/2025   St. Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

“Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you” (Lk 11:9). With these words, Jesus invites us to turn with trust to the Father for all our needs.

These are also the words we listen to as you gather from all over the world to celebrate the Jubilee of Consecrated Life… Read more »

Pope Leo to make Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon

07/10/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye on November 27-30 and to Lebanon until December 2, 2025.

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Türkiye and Lebanon in late November and early December of this year… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The Resurrection transforms every aspect of our lives

08/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. 10. Rekindling. “Were not our hearts burning within us?” (Lk 24:32)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today I would like to invite you to reflect on a surprising aspect of Christ’s Resurrection: his humility. If we think back to the Gospel accounts, we realize that the risen Lord does nothing spectacular to impose himself on the faith of his disciples… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV encourages rekindling awareness of our missionary vocation

Mass on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Missionary World and Jubilee of Migrants

05/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily by Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we celebrate the Jubilee of the Missions and of Migrants. This is a wonderful opportunity to rekindle in ourselves the awareness of our missionary vocation, which arises from the desire to bring the joy and consolation of the Gospel to everyone, especially those who are experiencing difficult and painful situations… Read more »

“In October, pray the Rosary every day for world peace” – Pope Leo

04/10/2025

Photo: Vatican News

Il-Kattoliċi madwar id-dinja qed jingħaqdu biex jitolbu r-Rużarju għall-paċi f’pajjiżi mifnija mill-gwerra, speċjalment matul ix-xahar ta’ Ottubru, li l-Knisja tiddedika għar-Rużarju Mqaddes.

Il-Papa ħabbar dan fl-Udjenza Ġenerali tal-Erbgħa. Huwa qal li l-fidili se jinġabru fi Pjazza San Pietru fil-11 ta’ Ottubru fis-6.00pm.

“Nistieden lil kulħadd, ta’ kuljum fix-xahar li ġej, biex nitolbu r-Rużarju għall-paċi – waħedna, fil-familja, u fil-komunità”, huwa qal… Read more »

The Pope: The peace plan for Gaza is realistic, we hope Hamas accepts it

03/10/2025

Photo: Vatican News

Il-Papa Ljun tkellem dwar it-tama tiegħu għall-paċi fl-Art Imqaddsa huwa u jwieġeb lill-ġurnalisti li nġabru nhar it-Tlieta fuq barra ta’ Villa Barberini, kif saret drawwa għal dan l-aħħar xahar kull nhar ta’ Tlieta.

“Nittamaw li jaċċettawh; sa issa jidher li hi proposta realistika”, wieġeb il-Papa dwar il-pjan tal-paċi mfassal minn 20 punt li ppreżenta lill-White House l-President Amerikan Donald Trump, bl-approvazzjoni tal-Prim Ministru Iżraeljan Netanyahu… Read more »

The Pope: Raising hope for climate justice

01/10/2025   Mariapolis Center, Castel Gandolfo, Italy

International Conference “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’

My dear sisters and brothers, peace be with you.

Before continuing with a few prepared remarks, I would like to thank the two speakers who preceded me. And I would like to add that there is indeed an action hero with us this afternoon, it is all of you, who are working together to make a difference… Read more »

Pope at Audience: love is capable of rising again after a great defeat

02/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our Hope. III. The Passover of Jesus. 9. The Resurrection. “Peace be with you!” (Jn 20:21)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The centre of our faith and the heart of our hope are firmly rooted in the resurrection of Christ. When we read the Gospels carefully, we realize that this mystery is surprising not only because a man – the Son of God – rose from the dead, but also because of the way he decided to do so… Read more »

Migrants: missionaries of hope

Message of Pope Leo XIV for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025

01/10/2025

Photo: Zohra Bensemra (Vatican News) Message by Pope Leo XIV

Dear Brothers and Sisters!

The 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which my predecessor chose to coincide with the Jubilees of Migrants and of the Missions, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the connections between hope, migration and mission.

The current global context is sadly marked by wars, violence, injustice and extreme weather events, which force millions of people to leave their homelands in search of refuge elsewhere… Read more »