Pope Leo XIV

Pope at Audience: The Risen Christ radically changes our perspective, instilling the hope that fills the void of sadness

22/10/2025   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 2. The Resurrection of Christ, the Response to Human Sadness

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

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an event that one never finishes contemplating and meditating on, and the more one explores it, the more one is filled with wonder, drawn in as if by an overwhelming yet fascinating light… Read more »

7 new saints in the Catholic Church

21/10/2025

Photo: Vatican Media

Ilbieraħ il-Papa Ljun XIV ċċelebra l-quddiesa tal-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ seba’ qaddisin ġodda. Huwa fakkar lill-Kristjani li fost il-problemi u l-inkwiet li qed naffaċċjaw, hemm bżonn talb b’fiduċja u passjoni.

Dan propju fil-jum li fih il-Knisja ċċelebrat il-Ġurnata Missjunarja.

Is-seba’ qaddisin ġodda fil-Knisja Kattolika huma:

  • Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan
  • Peter To Rot
  • Vincenza Maria Poloni
  • Maria del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martínez
  • Maria Troncatti
  • José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros
  • Bartolo Longo

Wieħed minn dawn il-qaddisin – Bartolo Longo – huwa eks-satanist… Read more »

The Pope at the Canonization Mass: The Lord listens to us, embraces us as we are, and transforms us as he is

Holy Mass with the canonisation of 7 Blessed

19/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Homily of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us begin our reflection with the question that concludes the Gospel just proclaimed: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk 18:8). This question reveals to us what is most precious in the Lord’s eyes: faith, namely, the bond of love between God and man… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Despite everything, Jesus sustains us

15/10/2025   St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Catechetical Cycle – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ, Our Hope IV. The Resurrection of Christ and the Challenges of the Contemporary World. 1. The Risen One, Living Source of Human Hope

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In the Jubilee Year catecheses, until now, we have retraced the life of Jesus, following the Gospels, from his birth to his death and resurrection… Read more »

The Pope: I urge every Catholic parish in the world to take part in World Mission Sunday

15/10/2025

To mark World Mission Day on 19 October, the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, is asking every single parish in the world to help support missionaries who are working and serving in the remotest corners of the earth.

In a video message, Pope Leo XIV emphasises how World Mission Day, which next year celebrates its centenary, is a special day in which the whole Church unites in prayer for missionaries and for the fruitfulness of their apostolic labours… Read more »

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 »