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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for an estimated 150,000 people at Beirut's Waterfront in Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Marwan Semaan/ACI MENA.

Pope Leo XIV Calls Lebanon to Stand up, Be a Home of Justice and Fraternity

Dec 2, 2025

Beirut heard a different kind of voice on Tuesday morning. In a city still marked by the sounds of the 2024 escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon to rise above violence and division. “Lebanon, stand up. Be a home of justice and fraternity. Be a prophetic sign of peace for the whole of the Levant,” he said at a Mass attended by about 150,000 people at Beirut Waterfront.

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV Lands in Rome After Historic First Papal Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Catch up on our coverage of his historic trip.

Pope Leo XIV greets a young mother and her child outside of the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Lebanese Youth: Love, Not Retaliation, is the Real Answer to Evil

Dec 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV met Lebanese youth in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké on the second day of his apostolic visit to Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the enduring message of St. Charbel Makhlouf at the hermit’s tomb at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Entrusts Lebanon to St. Charbel’s Intercession, Prays at His Tomb

Dec 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf.

The flights for Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey are taking place aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo, one of thousands of Airbus planes affected by a computer issue, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News.

Airbus Computer Issue Affects Papal Plane During Trip to Turkey

Nov 29, 2025

Around 6,000 Airbus planes were grounded this weekend after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers, according to the BBC.

Pope Leo XIV leads a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena as part of his apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon, in Istanbul on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 / Credit: ANDREAS SOLARO / Getty

Pope Leo XIV Finishes Third Day of Papal Trip with Mass in Istanbul

Nov 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is on the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Follow here for live updates of his historic trip.

Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic clergy, religious brothers and sisters, and lay pastoral workers to see the Catholic community’s small size as a strength during an encounter at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV Reminds Turkish Catholic Minority of the "logic of littleness"

Nov 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.

Pope Leo XIV disembarks from his plane upon his arrival at Istanbul Ataturk airport on November 27, 2025. / Credit: BERK OZKAN / AFP via Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV lands in Istanbul, concludes first day in Turkey

Nov 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV began the second day of his international apostolic journey in Turkey on Nov. 28. Watch LIVE the major events of this trip at youtube.com/@ewtnnews and follow our live updates of his historic trip:

Pope Leo XIV receives a Thanksgiving pie on board the papal flight to Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 / Credit: Courtesy of Claudio Lavanga

Pies and a Baseball Bat: The Gifts Pope Leo XIV Received on Papal Flight to Turkey 

Nov 27, 2025

“To the Americans here, Happy Thanksgiving!” Leo said as he greeted about 80 journalists aboard the chartered ITA Airways flight to Ankara on Thursday morning. “It’s a wonderful day to celebrate.” 

Pope Leo XIV speaks from the Vatican, Nov. 21, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo’s Prayer Intention for December: For Christians in Areas of War or Conflict

Nov 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for December is for Christians living amidst war or conflict, especially in the Middle East.

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during the general audience in November 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Praises "wonderful adventure" of Parenthood Despite Hardships

Nov 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV praised “the wonderful adventure” of becoming parents that many families are choosing to embark on today, despite economic and social difficulties.

Pope Leo XIV boards the plane to depart on the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Leo XIV’s Historic First Papal Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Nov 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV begins the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon on Nov. 27. Follow here for live updates of his historic trip.

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from Latvia on Nov. 24, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Hope Does Not Mean Having All the Answers But Trusting in God

Nov 24, 2025

Pope Leo XIV stated that hope “does not mean having all the answers, but rather it calls us to put our trust in God.”

Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with the Roman Rota on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Warns against "false mercy" in Marriage Annulment Proceedings

Nov 22, 2025

In a firm call to avoid “false mercy” in marriage annulment proceedings, Pope Leo XIV reminded that compassion cannot disregard the truth.

The Holy Father in a new Italian-language book states that faith “unites us beyond our personalities, our cultural and geographical origins.” / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

New book by Pope Leo XIV: Human Fraternity is "the antidote against all extremism"

Nov 22, 2025

“The Power of the Gospel” is the title of a new Italian-language book by Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV meets with the leadership and staff of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s global charitable network operating in more than 200 countries, on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Caritas: Be Artisans of Peace, Serve Every Person With Dignity

Nov 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Friday met with the leadership and staff of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s global charitable network operating in more than 200 countries.

A cross stands in Montse Sole Historical Park in memorial of the victims of the massacres carried out there by Nazis in 1944. / Credit: Francesco de Marco/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV Recognizes Martyrdom of Two Priests Killed by Nazis

Nov 21, 2025

The killings marked the first day of what is now known as the Marzabotto Massacre, a large civilian massacre in which Waffen-SS units murdered at least 770 civilians.

Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, on Nov. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi

Nov 20, 2025

Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi on Thursday to meet with Italian bishops and pay homage to St. Francis.

Mons. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo. Credit: Vatican media

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Nigerian Priest as Assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State

Nov 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, who has been serving as Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as the assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.

Pope Leo XIV answers questions from journalists as he leaves the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. / Credit: Video capture/Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Says He Hopes to Visit Portugal, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay

Nov 19, 2025

Pope Leo XIV said he would love to travel and his top destinations are the Marian shrines of Fátima in Portugal and Guadalupe in Mexico.