Peruvian priest in Baltimore crossed paths with Pope Leo May 15, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican Father Dal Bianco grew up in Llamellin and was ordained three years ago for the Diocese of Huarí. Now associate pastor of Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, he recalls brief encounters with then-Bishop Robert Prevost, the missionary from Chicago who led the Diocese of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023, before becoming head of the Dicastery for Bishops in Rome.
Vance, Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass May 15, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the vice president’s office said.
Pope encourages Christian Brothers to evangelize through education May 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Vatican, World News Teaching should be lived as ministry and mission, Pope Leo XIV told the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers or the Christian Brothers.
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.
Jerusalem patriarch, back in Holy Land, reflects on conclave, ‘inconceivable’ Gaza situation May 14, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News The importance of continuity and diversity as well as the issues of war and peace were a main topic of conversation for the 133 cardinals as they gathered to vote in the conclave May 7-8, said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
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.”
New pope’s Black, Creole roots illuminate rich multiracial history of U.S. May 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Vatican, World News A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots — and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the church’s sacramental records.
Chicago-style hotdogs, pizza, the White Sox just a few of new pope’s Windy City faves May 14, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News As details of Pope Leo’s past life come to light one thing, many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.
Analysis: Quietly, without flashiness, a disarming Pope Leo strives toward unity May 14, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News One thing seemed clear from the moment Pope Leo stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: He was not another Pope Francis — or another Pope Benedict XVI or St. John Paul II. He intended to do things his own way.
Angelicum rector: Pope’s election ‘greatest mercy God has ever shown on Catholic Church in America’ May 13, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While no one from then-Father Prevost’s time at the Angelicum is still teaching there, Father White is proud that Leo XIV is the second contemporary pope to be an Angelicum graduate in recent decades.
Pope pledges strengthened dialogue with Jews May 13, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church’s ties with the Jewish community.
