Pope Leo XIV

Pope at Audience: Second Vatican Council still guiding star of Church’s journey

07/01/2026   Awla Pawlu VI, il-Vatikan

Ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba u merħba!

Wara s-Sena Ġubilari, li matulha waqafna fuq il-misteri tal-ħajja ta’ Ġesù, qed nibdew ċiklu ġdid ta’ katekeżijiet li se jkun iddedikat lill-Konċilju Vatikan II u lill-qari mill-ġdid tad-Dokumenti tiegħu. Hija okkażjoni prezzjuża biex niskopru mill-ġdid il-ġmiel u l-importanza ta’ din il-ġrajja ekkleżjali. San Ġwanni Pawlu II, fi tmiem il-Ġublew tas-sena 2000, afferma hekk: “Inħoss iktar minn qatt qabel id-dmir li nindika l-Konċilju, bħala l-grazzja kbira li l-Knisja gawdiet minnha fis-seklu 20” (Ittra appostolika Novo millennio ineunte, 57)… Read more »

Pope at Epiphany Mass – Let us ask ourselves: is there life in our Church, space for something new to be born?

Papal Mass, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, closing of the Holy Door

06/01/2026   Papal Chapel, St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Homily of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

The Gospel (cf. Mt 2:1-12) described for us the great joy the Magi experienced when they saw the star once again (cf. v. 10), and at the same time how Herod and all in Jerusalem were troubled by their searching (cf. v. 3). Indeed, every time Sacred Scripture speaks of God manifesting himself, it does not hide the contrasting reactions, such as joy and agitation, resistance and obedience, fear and longing… Read more »

Important dates in 2026 for Pope Leo XIV

06/01/2026

Photo: Fr Martin Micallef

Is-sena 2026 żgur mhux forsi li se tkun waħda impenjattiva sewwa għall-Papa Ljun XIV hekk kif se tibda bl-għeluq tal-Ġublew tat-Tama u l-ewwel Konċistorju tal-Kardinali għall-Papa Agostinjan li nħatar fit-8 ta’ Mejju 2025.

The year 2026 will certainly, without a doubt, be a very busy one for Pope Leo XIV as it begins with the closing of the Jubilee of Hope and the first Consistory of Cardinals for the Augustinian Pope who was appointed on 8 of May 2025… Read more »

Jubilee Year a powerful sign of a new world – Pope Leo XIV

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - First Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past Year

31/12/2025   Basilica of St Peter, the Vatican

Omelija tal-Papa Ljun XIV

Għeżież ħuti!

Il-liturġija tal-Ewwel Għasar ta’ Omm Alla hi ta’ għana singulari, li jiġi kemm mill-misteru tal-għaġeb li tiċċelebra, kemm mill-post li għandha proprju fi tmiem is-sena solari. L-antifoni tas-salmi u tal-Magnificat jisħqu fuq il-ġrajja paradossali ta’ Alla li jitwieled minn verġni, jew, jekk ngħiduha bil-maqlub, tal-maternità divina ta’ Marija. U fl-istess waqt din is-solennità, li tagħlaq l-Ottava tal-Milied, tkopri l-passaġġ minn sena għall-oħra u tifrex fuqu l-barka ta’ Dak “li kien, li hu u li ġej” (Apok 1:8)… Read more »

Pope Leo: Announce the joy of Christmas, a feast of faith, charity, and hope

Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

24/12/2025   Papal Chapel, St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Homily of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

For millennia, across the earth, peoples have gazed up at the sky, giving names to the silent stars, and seeing images therein. In their imaginative yearning, they tried to read the future in the heavens, seeking on high for a truth that was absent below amidst their homes. Yet, as if grasping in the dark, they remained lost, confounded by their own oracles… Read more »

The Pope at Angelus: May all children of the world live in peace

Fourth Sunday of Advent

21/12/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, good afternoon!

Today, on the fourth Sunday of Advent, the liturgy invites us to meditate on the figure of Saint Joseph. In particular, we see him at the moment when God reveals his mission in a dream (cf. Mt 1:18-24). Thus, a very beautiful episode of salvation history is presented, in which the protagonist, like us, is a fragile and fallible man, yet at the same time is courageous and strong in faith… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Unjust investments come at bloody price of millions of human lives

17/12/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our hope. IV. The Resurrection of Christ and the challenges of the contemporary world. 8. Easter as the refuge of the restless heart

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!

Human life is characterized by a constant movement that drives us to do, to act. Nowadays speed is required everywhere in order to achieve optimal results in a wide variety of fields… Read more »

Pope Leo effect: first Augustinian pope sparks interest in order

16/12/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

The election of the first-ever pope to hail from the Order of Saint Augustine appears to have renewed interest in the order, with a vocations director reporting receiving well over 400 inquiries from young men in the US.

The Order of Saint Augustine was officially formed in 1244, after hermits living in Tuscany petitioned the pope to be united as one group… Read more »

Pope: Jesus’ words free us from the prison of despair

Angelus

14/12/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Message of Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today’s Gospel places in jail with John the Baptist, who finds himself imprisoned because of his preaching (cf. Mt 14:3-5). Nevertheless, he does not lose hope, thus becoming for us a sign that a prophet, even in chains, retains the ability to use his voice in the pursuit of truth and justice… Read more »