God’s love is generous, not calculating, pope says at first audience May 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way God loves us,” Pope Leo XIV told visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience.
Pope names new chancellor of institute for marriage, family sciences May 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
Pope reaffirms commitment to ecumenical, interreligious dialogue May 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions.
Pope holds private meeting with Ukrainian president May 18, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Leo XIV met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife May 18, their second encounter of the day.
Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing May 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Vatican, World News While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.
Archbishop tells pope visiting Ukraine could help end war May 16, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Thanking Pope Leo XIV for his prayers for Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church gave the pope a painting and a list of prisoners the Ukrainians want the Vatican’s help in liberating.
With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he ‘rejoiced’ at pope’s name choice May 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, “I rejoiced, I really rejoiced.”
Pope thanks media, urges them to be peacemakers May 12, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Not counting his meeting May 10 with the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo’s first special audience was reserved for members of the media who covered his election and the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Leo prays for vocations, for peace and for mothers on Mother’s Day May 11, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life.
El cardenal Prevost, misionero de EEUU, es elegido Papa y toma el nombre de León XIV May 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español El cardenal Robert F. Prevost, nacido en Chicago y prefecto del Dicasterio para los Obispos bajo el Papa Francisco, fue elegido el 267º Papa el 8 de mayo y tomó el nombre de Papa León XIV.
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV May 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
Some popes were elected unanimously, but ‘acclamation’ isn’t an option now May 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News The smoke meant that the 133 cardinals in the conclave had not given one candidate at least 89 votes, the two-thirds necessary for the election of a pope.
