El Papa León comienza su pontificado pidiendo una ‘Iglesia unida’ en un mundo herido May 18, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Iniciando su pontificado con un llamado a la reconciliación y a la comunión, el Papa León XIV inauguró formalmente su ministerio como sucesor de San Pedro pidiendo “una Iglesia unida, signo de unidad y comunión, que se convierta en fermento para un mundo reconciliado”.
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world May 18, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.”
Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass: A new beginning rooted in tradition May 16, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18.
New pope, a tennis fan, meets world’s No. 1 player May 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News While in Rome for the tournament May 14, the world’s highest-ranked tennis player walked into the halls of the Vatican and met with Pope Leo XIV, who proved to be a well-informed spectator of the young champion.
Meeting Eastern Catholics, pope pledges to be peacemaker May 14, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican’s full commitment to promoting peace and reconciliation.
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’ May 9, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name May 8, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV’s choice of a name was a powerful statement.
Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope May 7, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.
European cardinal with global ties balances unity and diversity May 6, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News The 72-year-old Salesian missionary has spent more than three decades of his priestly ministry in the developing world and now leads a tiny Catholic minority in a Muslim-majority country.
In final pre-conclave meetings, cardinals discuss war, dialogue May 5, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With less than 48 hours until the beginning of the conclave, the cardinals who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope discussed war, the need for dialogue and the role of the pope in fostering it.
Mexican cardinal, close papal ally, could be second Latin American pope May 5, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City is admired as a pastor and biblical scholar and was a key ally of Pope Francis in implementing the Synod of Bishops on synodality — a central component of his pontificate — all of which place the Mexican cardinal high on the list of potential successors to the first Latin American pope.
Catalan cardinal known for dialogue could be papal contender May 5, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News As a 79-year-old member of Pope Francis’ team of cardinal advisers, a European with missionary experience in Africa and archbishop of a city with more than 2 million baptized Catholics, Cardinal Juan José Omella Omella is well-positioned to draw votes from the pope’s allies in the coming conclave.
