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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV waves at the crowds of people who braved a rainy morning for the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Happy birthday, Pope Leo!": EWTN Viewers Around the World Share Songs, Prayers

Sep 14, 2025

Here are some of the ways millions across the globe are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday.   

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025. / Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Theologians to Defend Creation and Human Dignity in Artificial Intelligence Age

Sep 13, 2025

Citing the examples of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, he said the great masters of the past modeled a synthesis of faith and reason that can guide theology today.

Ferrara, Italy resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Approves New Measures to Include People with Disabilities in Vatican Workforce

Sep 13, 2025

The updated regulations require Vatican offices to welcome and support employees with disabilities, including by providing accommodations where needed.

Mons. Eric Soviguidi, appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso on 15 August 2025. Credit: CEBN

Recently Appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Burkina Faso to Extend Diplomatic Role in Niger

Sep 12, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father appointed on August 15 for Burkina Faso is to extend his diplomatic role in the West African nation of Niger.

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops on Sept. 11, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Inappropriate Behavior of the Clergy "cannot be kept in a drawer"

Sep 12, 2025

Pope Leo XIV exhorted new bishops to address issues related to inappropriate behavior on the part of the clergy: “They can’t be put away in a drawer.”

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity at the Vatican on Sept. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Tells World Meeting on Human Fraternity to Welcome Migrants, Care for Poor

Sep 12, 2025

Pope Leo XIV spoke out on Friday against what he called the business of wars while condemning attitudes of rejection and indifference toward migrants and the poor.

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Israeli Attack in Qatar a "very serious" Development

Sep 10, 2025

Referring to the growing tension in the Middle East conflict, Pope Leo XIV stated: “We must pray a lot and keep working, searching, insisting on peace.”

Pope Leo XIV greets the families of the Vatican / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Highlights Importance of Witness of Families in Today’s World

Sep 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 6 participated in the Vatican’s Festival of Families, where he highlighted the importance of the witness of families in today’s world.

Pope Leo canonizes Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, September 7. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Saints

Sep 7, 2025

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd during a jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Audience: The Cross of Christ is "greatest discovery" of Life

Sep 6, 2025

The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various gifts from people from different countries.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for help for Sudan during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 3, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Leo XIV Pleads for Help for "humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan

Sep 3, 2025

Pope Leo XIV pleaded for assistance for the people of Sudan, who are experiencing violence, famine, natural disasters, and disease.

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV Assures Persons Affected by Deadly Landslide in Sudan’s Darfur Region “his spiritual closeness”

Sep 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with all persons affected by the August 31 landslide that reportedly wiped out Tarsin village in Sudan’s Central Darfur region, killing at least 1,000 people.

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

This is Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of September

Sep 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is for our relationship with all of creation. 

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Opens Augustinians’ General Chapter with Call to Listening, Humility, and Unity

Sep 1, 2025

Nearly 100 Augustinian priests from around the world, who are participating in this year’s chapter, attended the pope’s Mass held inside the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome. 

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Supports "important and urgent" Creation Day September 1

Sep 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has voiced his support for the Sept. 1 celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Creation, an ecumenical initiative encouraged by Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV speaks from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square during the Sunday Angelus on Aug. 24, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Prays for Minneapolis School Shooting Victims, Laments "pandemic of arms"

Aug 31, 2025

Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and the children who die around the world from gun violence.

Time Magazine named Pope Leo XIV (pictured in the Paul VI Audience Hall) one of its Top 100 most influential thinkers concerning AI on Aug. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Listed in Time Magazine’s "Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence"

Aug 29, 2025

Time magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on Aug. 28.

Pope Leo XIV accepts the Medal of St. Augustine from Father Robert P. Hagan, OSA, prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova (right) and Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, vicar general of the Order of St. Augustine (left) in a video released on Aug. 28, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot from the YouTube page of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Medal of St. Augustine: "It’s an honor held dearly"

Aug 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV accepted the highest honor of the Augustinian order, the Medal of St. Augustine, in a video released on the saint’s feast day, Aug. 28.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV Appoints South Africa’s Cardinal Brislin to Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed members to the Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy, including Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of political representatives and civic leaders from the Diocese of Créteil, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Politicians to Follow the Gospel in Public Life

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public duties in a secular polity.