Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he delivered the traditional Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St.

Before he became the new pope, Robert Prevost was the bishop of Chiclayo, a city in the north of Peru, where many describe him as a key leader who helped guide them through tough times. The post ‘The pope put us on the world’s radar’: Residents of Peruvian city talk about Pope Leo XIV’s impact on their diocese appeared first on The World from PRX.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.”

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Pope Francis’ reformist agenda.

During her show on Friday, the conservative podcast host said she wasn’t surprised that the new pope had disapproved of several Trump policies in the past, since most Catholics are

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine. During their first phone chat, Zelensky thanked him for supporting peace.