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.
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Pope encourages Christian Brothers to evangelize through education
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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’
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
Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church’s ties with the Jewish community.
‘He’s always been a brother to us’: Villanova Augustinian prior reflects on future Pope Leo XIV
Augustinian Father Robert Hagan said that fellow order member Pope Leo XIV has “always been a brother to us” — one who encouraged him from his early days to his own leadership role in the order.