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Pope at Angelus: Do not be afraid to admit your mistakes

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo meditates on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, inviting the faithful to cultivate humility and sincerity of heart in their relationship with God.

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Pope Leo prays for victims of flooding in Mexico

During his Sunday Angelus greeting, the Pope offers prayers for those affected by the flooding in Mexico and encourages everyone to join in praying for all the men, women, and children suffering violence every day.

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Sudan: “Urgent needs continue to grow each day”

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban recounts his visit to Sudan in the midst of the devastating conflict and warns of the millions of children suffering from acute malnutrition, lack of safety, and enduring harassment.

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Pope: Let us build a humbler, more welcoming Church

Speaking to members of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, Pope Leo urges everyone to humble themselves like the tax collector in the Gospel parable and to find unity amid tensions within the Church.

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“The Friends of the Holy Father” meet Pope Leo in Rome

At the conclusion of the General Audience on October 22, the Pope greeted and thanked the members of "The Friends of the Holy Father", an association founded in 1979 in response to the appeal of Saint John Paul II.

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'Among the discarded of the world': William Vollmann reflects on Dilexi Te

In L’Osservatore Romano, the renowned American writer William Vollmann - whose career has been dedicated to the wretched of the earth: the poor, the homeless, prostitutes - reflects on Pope Leo's apostolic exhortation 'Dilexi te'.

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Holy See: Machines cannot make decisions over life and death

At the First Committee of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, Archbishop Garbriele Caccia calls for eliminating the use of conventional weapons as "their unchecked spread breeds mistrust, fuels violence, and undermines dialogue between States."

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Jubilee of Synodal Teams: Converting relationships to be ‘One in Christ’

Prior to Friday’s encounter with Pope Leo, participants in the Jubilee for Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies engage in a dialogue in the Paul VI Hall, with leaders discussing hopes for the future, ongoing tensions, and the place of synodality in the Church and the world.

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Pope meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam

Pope Leo XIV receives Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri at an audience on Saturday morning. The Lebanese leaders later met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and other members of the Secretariat of State

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Pope at Jubilee Audience: We hope for what we do not yet see

At the Jubilee Audience on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV holds up the example of Nicholas of Cusa, “a great thinker and a servant of unity”, who helps us understand that we can continue to hope even when we do not have all the answers.

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