Family gives ‘Da Pope’ Chicago Bears T-shirt to Pope Leo XIV
July 23, 2025
A Chicago family vacationing in Rome is making headlines after a video of their encounter with Pope Leo XIV July 20 went viral.
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After 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home
July 7, 2025
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents.
Pope Leo XIV’s hometown votes to purchase his childhood home
July 4, 2025
In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the childhood home of the first U.S.-born pope, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.
Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says
June 30, 2025
VATICAN CITY — Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope Leo XIV said.
Remain united, care for those who are lost, suffering, pope tells priests
June 27, 2025
VATICAN CITY — Priests are called to be embraced and shaped by God’s boundless love, and to realize that there is no place for division and hatred of any kind, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope leads Corpus Christi procession through streets of Rome
June 23, 2025
ROME — In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said.
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
June 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY — Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV called the situation in the Middle East “alarming” and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward.
Jesus invites Christians to overcome despair, pope says
June 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY — When hope seems long gone, Christians can turn to Jesus to overcome being resigned to despair and regain the desire to be healed, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV will escape Rome’s heat in July by going to papal villa
June 17, 2025
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will spend two weeks of July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, bringing back a centuries-old tradition that had been suspended by Pope Francis.
At audience with martyr’s mother, pope prays for peace in Congo
June 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY — In the presence of the mother of the newly beatified martyr, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui would intercede to finally bring peace to Congo.
