Vatican News
Vatican Warns About Fake Pope Quotes, Videos
All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.
Future Pope Set Up Trafficking Commission for Vulnerable in Chiclayo
Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced prostitution, said a trafficking survivor who worked with him.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis Firmly Planted Ecology into Catholic Social Teaching
Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.
God’s Love is Generous, Not Calculating, Pope Says at First Audience
The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path "is an image of the way God loves us," Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience.
Every Vocation, Even the Pope’s, Springs from God’s Love, Pope Says
God's love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Names New Chancellor of Institute for Marriage, Family Sciences
Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
Pope Reaffirms Commitment to Ecumenical, Interreligious Dialogue
During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions.
Pope Leo Meets with US Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio
The day after his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV had a closed-door meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican.
Pope Leo Begins Papacy Calling for ‘United Church’ in a Wounded World
Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for "a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world."
Pope Leo XIV’s Installation Mass: A New Beginning Rooted in Tradition
Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.