RECAP: Pope Leo in Lebanon
RECAP: Pope Leo in Lebanon Following his historic visit to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV embarked on his first apostolic journey to Lebanon, a nation known as the land of cedars. Lebanon has been deeply marked by conflict and crisis, including recent bombings and years of economic collapse. Its people are looking to the pope’s visit […]
RECAP: Pope Leo in Türkiye
RECAP: Pope Leo in Türkiye On his first trip abroad as pope, Pope Leo XIV chose a destination that physically and culturally lies between continents: Turkey. The visit opened in Ankara, the country’s capital, where he honored the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, at his mausoleum before meeting with political officials at the […]
The Book That Shapes Pope Leo XIV’s Spirituality
The kitchen friar’s book that inspires Pope Leo’s spirituality On the papal plane on the way home from his first international trip, Pope Leo XIV referenced a book that has greatly influenced his spirituality after being asked by a journalist about the conclave and what it’s been like becoming the pope. “Besides St. Augustine,” Pope […]
Vatican Panel Rejects Female Diaconate Proposal
Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’ The Vatican published on Dec. 4 the summary of the work carried out by the commissions studying the possibility of admitting women to the diaconate, presented to Pope Leo XIV by Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi. Petrocchi, the president of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate […]
Pope Leo XIV Eliminates Vatican Donations Commission
Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising for the Holy See. Through the new chirograph Vinculum Unitatis et Caritatis, the Holy Father is eliminating the current Commissio de Donationibus (Donations Commission) structure created in […]
Powerful Moments From Pope Leo’s Turkey
Powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon Pope Leo XIV’s first official papal trip from Nov. 27–Dec. 2 to Turkey and Lebanon has just ended. The wide-ranging international visit included historic ecumenical encounters, deeply symbolic gestures of prayer, and pastoral visits to Christian communities under pressure. Pope Leo highlighted the importance […]
Pope Leo Reveals New Middle East Peace Talks
Pope Leo reveals Mideast peace talks with Trump, Netanyahu, other regional players Pope Leo XIV has begun conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the need to halt violence and seek solutions in the Middle East, the pope told journalists on his Tuesday flight from Beirut to Rome. The […]
Vatican Allows Curia Documents in Non
Official Vatican documents can now be drafted in languages other than Latin The pope has approved the new General and Personnel Regulations of the Roman Curia, which come into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and which adapt the internal functioning of the Vatican bodies to the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, promulgated by Pope Francis in 2022. […]
Pope Leo XIV Calls Lebanon to Justice and Unity
UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to stand up, be a home of justice and fraternity Beirut heard a different kind of voice on Tuesday morning. In a city still marked by the sounds of the 2024 escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon to rise above violence and division. “Lebanon, stand […]
Cardinal Koch Named New ACN President
Aid to the Church in Need welcomes appointment of Cardinal Koch as its new president The executive director of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Regina Lynch, thanked Pope Leo XIV for appointing Cardinal Kurt Koch as the new president of the pontifical foundation. “We very much look forward to having Cardinal Koch as […]