Pope Leo XIV

Catholics cannot be 'unengaged spectators' amid current events, Pope Leo says

Josephine Peterson · September 2, 2026

The faithful are called to leave behind "all passivity and indifference" toward current events and the lives of others, especially amid the "rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today," Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.

Pope Leo says, 'It is not yet too late' to care for creation

Josephine Peterson · September 2, 2026

Pope Leo XIV began the five-week Season of Creation by calling on the faithful to step away from the frenzy of daily life to "hear the melodious voice of creation," stressing that "it is not yet too late" to repair humanity's relationship with the environment.

Never let injustice, evil in the world corrupt your heart, Pope Leo tells faithful

Catholic News Service · August 31, 2026

Whatever the injustice or injury, do not revert to hatred or violence, Pope Leo XIV told the faithful, because only love, hope, forgiveness and respect will protect and promote human dignity.

Pope Leo grants Eastern Synods the faculty to remove patriarchs

Vatican News · August 31, 2026

In a motu proprio Pope Leo XIV grants the Synod of Bishops of the Eastern Churches the power, through "an orderly procedure," to remove a patriarch from office.

To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful's participation cannot be passive, Pope Leo says

Carol Glatz · August 26, 2026

"Firmly rooted" in the Church's living tradition, the liturgical reform put forth by the Second Vatican Council grew from the need for the faithful to celebrate the liturgy more "consciously and actively," and not "as strangers and silent spectators," Pope Leo XIV said.

Analysis

As postwar order frays, Pope Leo articulates a vision for peace through human dignity

Lasting peace depends on politics grounded in the dignity of every person

Josephine Peterson · August 23, 2026

As wars multiply and the post-World War II international order comes under increasing strain, Pope Leo XIV has spent the opening months of his pontificate articulating a Catholic vision for international relations rooted in human dignity, international law and multilateral cooperation.

Sacred music must be 'dignified,' reflecting the mystery being celebrated, Pope Leo says

Carol Glatz · August 19, 2026

Singing and playing music during the liturgy is an integral and necessary part of the celebration, which means it is much more than something "decorative," Pope Leo XIV said.

Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIV

Courtney Mares · August 17, 2026

Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV's pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.

True beauty found in enduring love, which 'ennobles and lifts us up,' Pope Leo says on feast of Assumption

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 17, 2026

Christians are called to reflect Mary's authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Leo calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 17, 2026

Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.