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Vatican

Deacon Thomas O’Donnell of Catonsville experiences power of papal transition in Rome

May 19, 2025
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, Vocations

Deacon Thomas O’Donnell keeps returning to one word – “powerful” – to describe a weeklong experience in Rome where he literally was steps away from a historic papal transition.

Broglio: As successor of Peter, pope confirms us ‘in faith,’ calls us ‘back to the Gospel’

May 19, 2025
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News

The election of Pope Leo XIV made Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, recall a vivid memory that went all the way back to first grade at the former St. Ann School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

USCIRF praises Pope Leo XIV for continuing Vatican’s international religious freedom work

May 19, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan U.S. government commission that monitors religious freedom around the globe, praised Pope Leo XIV May 16 for demonstrating the Vatican would continue its advocacy for international religious freedom during his papacy.

Pope names new chancellor of institute for marriage, family sciences

May 19, 2025
By 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, 2025
By 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 Leo meets with U.S. Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio

May 19, 2025
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

The day after his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV had a closed-door meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican.

Christ at the center

May 19, 2025
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican

The way Pope Leo has put Christ at the center in these early days of his pontificate illustrates that Christ is no mere idea or role model.

Pope Leo XIV ‘gives hope’ for just peace, say war-weary Ukrainians

May 19, 2025
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News

Though only days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has given war-weary Ukrainians reason to hope that Russia’s aggression against their nation — now in its 11th year — can be ended through a just peace.

Pope holds private meeting with Ukrainian president

May 18, 2025
By 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’s inauguration Mass is sign of unity for whole church, Archbishop Lori says

May 18, 2025
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican

Archbishop William E. Lori said it was a beautiful sight to see the whole church celebrate the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square on a picture-perfect May morning in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV’s election gives new hope to Dolton, Ill., and church that formed him

May 18, 2025
By Simone Orendain
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News

Christ Our Savior — through two sets of church mergers — is now known as the “de facto” home parish of the new pope when he was just Robert F. Prevost.

Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world

May 18, 2025
By Justin McLellan
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News

aunching 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.”

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