Pope Leo XIV decried escalating violence around the world, spotlighting attacks against Christian communities and calling for peace and justice in conflict-ridden areas.
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Pope Leo XIV’s diplomatic efforts may impact U.S. foreign policy, analyst says
In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles about peacebuilding, an analyst told OSV News. His actions as a head of state could also impact U.S. diplomacy.
Pope urges peace, warns against escalation in Middle East conflict
As conflict in the Middle East escalated with Israeli airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran and retaliatory drone attacks on Israel, Pope Leo XIV appealed for restraint and renewed the church’s calls for nuclear disarmament and peaceful dialogue.
In video for Chicago’s celebration, Pope Leo urges youth to recognize the ways God is reaching out to them
he June 14 celebration, organized by the Archdiocese of Chicago, included a series of short video clips and first-ever airing of Pope Leo XIV’s video message to the world’s youth at Rate Field on Chicago’s Southside.
Pope: Sport reveals beauty of God, teaches teamwork, humility and hope
Sport, with its demands for self-giving, collaboration and perseverance, reflects the beauty and dynamic love of God, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican can take 3 key steps to bring Ukrainian kids back from Russia, says child advocate
The Vatican can take three key steps to provide greater assistance than it already has in securing the return of Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russia, a Ukrainian child advocate and former government official told OSV News.
Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati
Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.
Pope’s brother says even as a baby, future pontiff had a spiritual ‘air’ about him
In an interview with OSV News, Louis Prevost said that it was more than just Robert being “the baby of the family. … There was an air about him. I mean the spirit coming out of his physical body as he grew older.”
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by tragic Air India plane crash
Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to victims’ families after an Air India flight headed to London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad.
Diversity is cause for strength, not division, pope tells Rome clergy
The cultural and pastoral diversity among clergy is not a burden but a gift that should enrich communion within the church rather than fragment it, Pope Leo XIV told the priests and deacons of the Diocese of Rome.
Pope Leo to return to practice of ‘imposing’ pallium on new archbishops
Pope Leo XIV will revive a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in 1983 by personally placing a pallium around the shoulders of recently named archbishops.
Vatican bank reports increased profits, charitable giving
The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank, reported increased profits in 2024 and gave a slightly larger dividend check to Pope Francis, who used the entire amount for charity.