Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV to preside at Mass every Sunday in June

24/05/2025

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released the calendar for the Pope’s liturgies in June 2025.

Pope Leo XIV begins the month with Mass in St. Peter’s Square to mark the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, at 10:30 AM.

On Pentecost Sunday, June 8, the Pope returns to the Vatican Square to celebrate Mass at 10:30 AM for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV’s first General Audience: Love does not calculate

21/05/2025

Dear brothers and sisters,

I am pleased to welcome you in this, my first general Audience. Today I will resume the cycle of Jubilee catecheses, on the theme “Jesus Christ Our Hope”, initiated by Pope Francis.

Let us continue today to meditate on the parables of Jesus, which help us to regain hope, because they show us how God works in history… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV at Inauguration Mass: ‘Let us walk towards God and love one another’

19/05/2025

Dear Brother Cardinals,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Distinguished Authorities and Members of the Diplomatic Corps.
Greetings to the pilgrims who have come for the Jubilee of Confraternities!

I greet all of you with a heart full of gratitude at the beginning of the ministry that has been entrusted to me. Saint Augustine wrote: Lord, “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you” (Confessions, I: 1,1)… Read more »

The rite for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of Leo XIV

18/05/2025

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

With the Eucharistic celebration taking place on 18 May at 10:00 AM (CET) in St. Peter’s Basilica and Square, the Bishop of Rome, Leo XIV, solemnly begins his Petrine Ministry as the successor of the Apostle Peter and, therefore, as Pastor of the Catholic Church. As explained by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the rite features several moments of profound symbolic meaning, including those regarding the ancient episcopal insignia associated with Peter: the Pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman… Read more »

“Our dignity does not change: whether healthy or sick, employed or unemployed” – Pope Leo XIV

16/05/2025

Vatican News / Facebook

Fl-ewwel diskors tiegħu lill-Korp Diplomatiku għas-Santa Sede, il-Papa Ljun XIV iddikjara li “d-dinjità tagħna tibqa’ dejjem l-istess” irrispettivament mill-istat tas-saħħa, mis-sitwazzjoni tax-xogħol jew mil-liema pajjiż ġejjin.

Il-Papa, li hu nnifsu dixxendent ta’ koppja immigranti, għadda dan il-messaġġ bħala sejħa personali u universali f’mument ta’ sfidi globali, u stieden lill-komunità internazzjonali sabiex terġa’ timpenja ruħha għall-paċi, il-ġustizzja u l-verità bħala pedamenti ta’ diplomazija u solidarjetà umana… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV publishes first post on papal social media accounts

14/05/2025

Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.

— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) May 14, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has chosen “to maintain an active social media presence through the official papal accounts on X and Instagram,” according to a press release from the Dicastery for Communication on Tuesday… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV’s message in the Regina Caeli

11/05/2025   St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

I consider it a gift from God that the first Sunday of my service as Bishop of Rome is Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter. On this Sunday, we always hear proclaimed at Mass a passage from the tenth chapter from the Gospel of John, where Jesus reveals himself as the true Shepherd: who knows and loves his sheep and gives his life for them… Read more »

Pope Leo XIV’s motto and coat of arms

11/05/2025

Photo: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms offers a clear reflection of his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks to promote during his pontificate, particularly unity and communion within the Church.

The shield is divided diagonally into two sections. The upper half features a blue background with a white lily.

The lower half of the shield has a light background and displays an image that recalls the Order of Saint Augustine: a closed book with a heart pierced by an arrow… Read more »

Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV to be held on May 18

10/05/2025

Photo: Catriel Farrugia Sghendo

The Holy See Press Office announced the upcoming schedule for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. His inaugural Mass will be held in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18 at 10am Rome time.

Three weeks of firsts

  • May 10, Saturday – Meeting with Cardinals
  • May 11, Sunday – Regina Caeli prayer from the Central Loggia of St…

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