Watch: Pope Leo greets US Vice-President JD Vance after inaugural Mass Pope Leo XIV has held “cordial” talks with US Vice-President JD Vance, according to the Vatican. It comes a day after Vance – a practicing Catholic – joined other dignitaries and thousands of worshipers at the Pope’s inaugural mass on Sunday. After Pope Leo…
Pope Leo XIV has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his inauguration Mass. Posting on Telegram after the meeting, Zelensky thanked the new Catholic leader for his “support for Ukraine” and “clear voice in defence of a just and lasting peace”. Addressing thousands in St Peter’s Square, the Pope used his inaugural mass to…
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed “for seeking and reporting the truth” and said their suffering “challenges the conscience of nations and the international community”. Press freedom must be defended,…
Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday blessing and address to a crowd in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican today. He will recite the Regina Caeli prayer, in honour of the Virgin Mary, in his first public address since his election was announced with white smoke on Thursday. After delivering Sunday mass, Pope…
Reuters Pope Leo XIV said the Church should be a “beacon” to reach areas suffering a “lack of faith” in his first mass as pontiff on Friday The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the Vatican. Speaking on Friday,…
Aleem Maqbool Religion editor Getty Images Cardinal Prevost meeting with Pope Francis (R) in February 2025 The fact that the conclave was over quickly suggests that from the outset, a significant number of the voting cardinals felt Robert Prevost was the one amongst them best equipped to take on the challenges a pope faces. In…
President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost after he was elected Thursday as the first American-born pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, of Chicago, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope,” Trump wrote on Truth Social….
Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the crowds below were chanting “Viva il Papa” – Long live the Pope. Robert Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He will be the first American to…
Laura Gozzi BBC News Reporting fromVatican City VATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUT Voting desks for 133 cardinals have been set up inside the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave. On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church’s 267th pope. The day will begin at…
President Trump said on Monday that he “had nothing to do with” a depiction of himself as the pope that was shared on his and White House social media accounts over the weekend, distancing himself from the apparently A.I.-generated image that has agitated Catholics. “I had nothing to do with it,” Mr. Trump said while…
