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Pope Leo condemns ‘exclusionary mindset’ in Pentecost address

June 8, 2025, 8:33 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV exhorted the faithful on Sunday to reject an "exclusionary mindset" he said had led to nationalism around the world. Leo's...

‘Impeachment is imperative:’ Catholics to hold prayer vigil for VP Sara trial

June 6, 2025, 11:32 AM

Members of the Catholic Church, led by priests against corruption, will hold a three-day prayer vigil scheduled from June 9 to 11 next week...

Pope Leo XIV names Cardinal Tagle head of Albano church

May 25, 2025, 7:55 AM

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new titular of Albano, a suburbicarian diocese the pontiff himself once held...

Pope Leo calls for stop to exploiting nature and the poor

May 19, 2025, 12:40 AM

Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalizing the poor, before an audience...

Pope Leo XIV makes first post on papal social media accounts

May 14, 2025, 4:15 PM

Pope Leo XIV published his first post on the official papal social media accounts. "Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken...

Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists; Zelensky invites him to Ukraine

May 12, 2025, 7:08 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's...

‘No more war!’ Pope Leo XIV calls for peace at St. Peter’s prayer

May 11, 2025, 7:10 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St. Peter's...

Vatican explains the symbols behind Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms

May 11, 2025, 11:36 AM

The Holy See on Sunday released the official coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV with an inscribed motto that reflects his Augustinian roots. According...

Pope Leo XIV visits Pope Francis’ tomb

May 11, 2025, 10:36 AM

Vatican City, Holy See—Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic...

At his former university, the new pope is just ‘Bob’

May 10, 2025, 10:40 PM

The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to the highest seat of the Catholic Church. And for...

Marcos, world leaders cheer for 1st US pontiff

May 10, 2025, 12:50 AM

Pope Leo: Church must illuminate 'dark nights of this world' World leaders welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV early Friday after the modest cardinal...

Challenges Pope Leo XIV faces

May 10, 2025, 12:10 AM

POPE Leo XIV, chosen by fellow cardinals from all over the world in two days of their conclave at the Vatican, is expected to...

Pope Leo XIV says Church must fight ‘lack of faith’ in first mass

May 9, 2025, 6:44 PM

Vatican City, Holy See—Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day...

Philippines remembers Pope Leo XIV’s past visits to Manila, Cebu

May 9, 2025, 4:03 PM

The Catholic Church welcomed Pope Leo XIV (Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost) as its new pontiff with the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)...

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