Vatican releases first Pope Leo postage stamps May 27, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican postal service began selling its first Pope Leo XIV stamps May 27 and offered a special cancellation of the postage featuring a line drawing of the new pope waving to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope pledges prayers for China, marks Laudato Si’ anniversary May 27, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.
Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, pope says May 27, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily “on our knees,” through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion.
Radio Interview: The beginning of Pope Leo’s ministry May 27, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vatican Pope Leo XIV was formally inaugurated as the successor of Peter in a Mass May 18 in St. Peter’s Square. Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori was among the concelebrants of the Mass, and he shares his reflections about being there for the historic event, and his hopes for the future of the church with Pope Leo.
Pope’s June liturgical calendar features many public celebrations May 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new ministry, the Jubilee Year 2025 and its special events mean the pope has a full calendar of public Masses scheduled for June.
Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox team up to celebrate Pope Leo and his ‘message of peace’ May 25, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.
In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as present, future of church May 25, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to gather in a parish parking lot behind the bishop’s residence, where they would rehearse music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all within earshot of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost.
10 real quotes that Pope Leo has actually said May 24, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican Get to know Pope Leo through this list of 10 things he’s actually said in the first days of his pontificate.
Pope Leo’s Creole roots raise hopes for Black American sainthood causes May 23, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican The election of a Chicago-born pope with Louisiana Creole ancestry is drawing attention from Black Catholics, especially after genealogist Jari Honora traced Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents to New Orleans’ Black Catholic community.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching May 23, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News 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.
Pope advances sainthood cause of missionaries killed trying to save Indigenous May 22, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has advanced the sainthood causes of two missionaries whose murders in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador led to the protection of remote Indigenous peoples from encroaching extractive industries.
Pope Leo XIV, in one of first appointments, names San Diego auxiliary bishop to head diocese May 22, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego to head the diocese.
