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Pope Leo XIV says St. Francis "A man of fervent prayer, full of charity toward all...repaired the Church by virtue of his faith in the Lord Jesus, healing the rifts of discord through the witness of fraternal love" FULL TEXT Angelus

Pope Leo XIV says "guard your hearts, so that they do not harden but are always docile to God and attentive to others; to guard your conscience, so that it continues to guide you" in Homily at Mass for Guards

Pope Leo XIV Transfers Vatican Basilica's Archpriest Cardinal Gambetti to Head the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto

Pope Leo XIV Reminds German Pontifical College to "preserve...closeness and unity with the Successor of Peter and with the Faith of the Apostles that he proclaims." FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV says there is an Ontological Difference Between AI and Human Art and Calls for a Renewed "alliance with artists and cultural institutions" FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV's Prayer Intention for the Month of October: For Mental Health Ministry - FULL TEXT + VIDEO

Pope Leo XIV Prays with a Million Children Worldwide and says "we love you, Jesus and Mary, and tonight we ask you for a special gift: peace for all the children of the world" at Vatican Rosary - FULL TEXT + Video

Pope Leo XIV says "as Christians we cannot resign ourselves to accepting a throwaway culture; rather, we are called to make wise use of creation."

Pope Leo XIV says "Our world needs ecumenical witnesses to Christ who make him known through their lives and actions..." to Lutherans FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Tells Nuns "in a world characterized by speed...it is essential that your communities offer oases of true and profound peace, where the chaotic turmoil linked to external matters falls silent and one can listen to the voice of God"

Pope Leo XIV says "That the world may have life” They are Jesus’ words, which encapsulate His entire mission of salvation...May they now inspire our prayer" Recalling his France Trip at the Vatican Audience - FULL TEXT

The Story Behind the Viral 6 Altar Servers with Down Syndrome who Served at Pope Leo XIV's Historic Mass in Paris, France

Pope Leo XIV says His Trip to France was Filled with "Almost miracles" - that "defending life" is Applying the Gospel and He's not in Panic Mode Over AI During In-Flight Interview with about 80 Journalists - FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Holds Private Meeting with President Macron before the Farewell Ceremony and Traveling back to Rome after a Successful Journey to France - VIDEO

Pope Leo XIV at Final Mass in France says "peace, a gift from God, requires a response from human beings through combined effort" FULL TEXT Homily

Pope Leo XIV says "Religions are guardians of life, for they affirm its sacred value" - "to invoke God’s name in order to justify violence or oppression is to profane that name" at Interreligious Meeting

Pope Leo XIV Encourages Return to Faith saying "Christianity taught the equality of all people by nature, as children of the same God, redeemed by the same Christ, without distinction of race, color, class..." Quoting Schuman at Meeting in Metz FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Prays the Rosary with 50,000 in Procession at Lourdes Holding a Candle and afterwards says "life often marked by trials, yet already filled with the joy of knowing ourselves to be children of God" FULL TEXT

Pope Leo XIV Meets Abuse Victims Listening to their Stories and Reaffirms Commitment to Prevent the Evil

BREAKING Pope Leo XIV Rejects Abortion and Euthanasia and Warns "No one ever has the right “on the basis of laboratory algorithms, to decide the life of a given embryo or elderly person!" FULL TEXT in France