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The pontiff addressed a massive crowd, estimated by the Vatican at around 70,000, in St. Peter’s Square on June 7 during a prayer vigil there.
Christians must not attempt to live out the promises of Christ alone, Leo told a delegation in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities.
“The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a gesture that would favor peace, emphasizing the importance of dialogue,” Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said.
Pope Leo XIV will gather the cardinals at the Vatican on June 13 to give final approval to the canonizations of eight blesseds whose causes were promoted by Pope Francis.
“Even when it seems we are able to do little in life, it is always worthwhile. There is always the possibility to find meaning, because God loves our life,” Leo said.
In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June.
In the Holy Father’s message he said the Church needs to be farsighted in discerning the needs of parents and children often caught up in “worldly concerns.”
Marriage is “not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman: a love that is total, faithful and fruitful,”
Pope Leo XIV declared families "the cradle of the future of humanity" during Mass for the Jubilee of Families at St. Peter's Square.
FULL TEXT: Homily of Pope Leo XIV on Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Leo XIV praised a major bioethics summit in Rome for promoting science rooted in truth and respect for human dignity.
Pope Leo XIV ordained 11 new priests for the Diocese of Rome during Saturday Mass, calling for priestly lives that are "transparent, visible, credible".
Pope Leo XIV on Friday stated that authentic peace “takes shape from the ground up” when the differences and conflicts they entail “are not set aside.”
Pope Leo XIV has updated his personal information for a new Peruvian national identity document.
The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need moral guidance, including artificial intelligence.
Pope Leo XIV held the second general audience of his pontificate today in which he reflected on the parable of the good Samaritan.
Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.
At the end of Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating consequences of war.
Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s Apostolic Almoner’s Office.
A banner image of a waving Pope Leo XIV against a simple light blue background can now be found spread across the top half of the revamped Holy See website’s homepage.