Tag: Pope Leo XIV

As the world awaits Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical on artificial intelligence, expected to be signed 15 May and released by the Vatican by the end of the month, the pope has already emerged as a leading global voice on on the ethical challenges posed by AI.

Some parodies of masculinity can destroy nations. It’s important to have good role models of real men.

On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago's south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church he attended as a boy.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 7 May for talks focused on Iran, humanitarian aid, and global conflicts, amid tensions between President Donald Trump and the pope.

When Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St Peter's Basilica one year ago 8 May, he carried with him a piece of paper on which he had carefully written the first words he would utter as Pope Leo XIV.

President Donald Trump on 5 May continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him in a radio interview of "endangering" Catholics through his opposition to the Iran war.

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Regina Caeli address given 3 May, 2026, the 5th Sunday of Easter.

As tensions rise over war in the Middle East, the clash between papal teaching and political power highlights the church’s enduring call for peace.

Pope Leo XIV said on the papal plane 23 April that the Holy See does not approve of formalised blessings of same-sex couples, while stressing that church unity "should not revolve around sexual matters" and that all people are welcome in the Catholic Church.

Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV to its "100 Most Influential People of 2026" list.

The Trump administration has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami for sheltering unaccompanied migrant children, leaving just three months to place an unspecified number of children.

The police chief of a southwest suburb of Chicago, where one of Pope Leo XIV's brothers lives, confirmed to OSV News that his department is conducting "an ongoing and active investigation" of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at John Prevost's house.