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Pope Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: May we pray for vocations, live a life of service

Before leading the recitation of the Regina Caeli on Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, while also "living in service to one another" so we can "walk in love and truth" on our life journey.

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Pope at Mass: Listen without judging

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the tomb of Saint Peter and prays by the niche of the Pallia.

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Pope Leo XIV prays at tomb of late Pope Francis at St. Mary Major

During his first visit outside the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV makes a stop at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray to the icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani and at the tomb of the late Pope Francis.

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Pope visits Marian sanctuary outside Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays a visit to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, just outside Rome, saying he "wanted so much to come here in these first days of the new Ministry ... that the Church has entrusted to me.’

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Lord's Day Reflection: Belonging before belief

As the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme, "Belonging before belief"

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Pope Leo XIV's motto and coat of arms

Pope Leo XIV reveals his coat of arms and motto, which clearly reflect his Augustinian roots.

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Pope Leo XIV's pectoral cross holds relics of Saints Augustine and Monica

On the day of his election, Pope Leo XIV wore a pectoral cross containing relics of saints linked to the Augustinian order: those of Saint Augustine and the saint's mother, Saint Monica.

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Pilgrims from 90 countries gather for Jubilee of Bands and Popular Entertainment

From 10 to 11 May Rome will be filled with music of all kinds. On Saturday 10 May participants in the Jubilee event will make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s Basilica and then perform in 31 squares across the city. On Sunday 11 May Mass will be celebrated in Rome's Piazza Cavour by Archbishop Rino Fisichella.

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Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: Church must respond to digital revolution

In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV invokes the legacy of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIII, saying that he wants the Church to "respond to a new industrial revolution and to the development of artificial intelligence."

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Eastern Church leaders welcome election of Pope Leo XIV

Leaders of Eastern-rite Catholic Churches and Orthodox Churches have welcomed the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV.

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