3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1012+ words) Leo traveled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled in the Angolan savanas of baobab trees at the edge of the Kwanza River. It became a major pilgrimage destination after believers reported an appearance by the Virgin Mary around 1833. But…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (449+ words) I think it will be an important sign because of what the pope represents, a spiritual leader in the world today, and for this voice, that everyone wants to hear, that says Christ still suffers," Leo told reporters this week…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (818+ words) Leo, the first U. S. -born pope, emphasized'Easter's message of hope'as a celebration of Jesus' resurrection after being crucified. "Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let…...

2+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (444+ words) The Vatican released Leo's agenda for day trips to a half-dozen Italian cities over the next six months. The Vatican has rarely released such plans together and so far in advance, but word of the visits was starting to filter…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) Fern'ndez offered a new round of theological talks to regularize the SSPX's status, but only if it calls off the planned ceremony. The SSPX has been a thorn in the side of the Holy See for four decades, founded in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (234+ words) Pope Leo XIVopened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then delivered a special noontime…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (543+ words) The first U. S. pontiff addressed some 26, 000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal "Urbi et Orbi" address, Latin for "To the City and to the World," which serves as a summary of the woes facing the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (652+ words) Is it possible to be friends in the Roman Curia?" Leo asked the cardinals and bishops who make up the Curia, as the Holy See bureaucracy is known. To have relationships of genuine fraternal friendship?" The fact that Leo asked…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (376+ words) Leo greeted thousands of well-wishers who braved the cold to watch the American pope on his inaugural outing to the statue. They were treated to a popemobile romp through Rome's historic center, which has been decked out for the start…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (845+ words) Bells rang out as Leo's covered popemobile snaked its way through the rain and thousands of enthusiastic Lebanese lining his motorcade route into Annaya, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Beirut. Some waved Lebanese and Vatican flags and tossed flower petals and…...