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Pope Leo XIV has invited all the faithful to take part in a day of prayer and fasting for peace on Friday, Aug. 22, the ...

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Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign trip, according to the country’s Catholic cardinal.

A family meets Pope Leo XIV at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost, for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations and New Communities, on June 8, 2025 (photo: Francesco Sforza / Vatican Media) ...

A touching appeal for peace and solidarity from Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV is the 267th pope and the first American to be chosen. Many in the Catholic community said it's an honor to be represented in that way.

Robert F. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was born at Mercy Hospital and attended St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Riverdale, Illinois, near South Holland and Dolton, with his family growing up.

When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile ...

"This is the peace of the risen Christ." Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

At 11:09 a.m., Leo XIV entered the hall to joyous applause and greeted members of the delegation. Among them were IOTA founder and president Paul L. Gavrilyuk, who was personally welcomed by the pope.

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.