Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Takes First Break, Heads to Castel Gandolfo

06 Jul 2025

Pope Leo XIV, who was recently inaugurated as the pope of the Catholic Church, has rekindled the long-standing papal tradition of a summer retreat by traveling to Castel Gandolfo for a six-week vacation—his first real respite since taking office on May 8. This quaint hill town, sitting just south of...

Manasvi Mamgai Meets Pope Leo XIV in Rome Alongside Al Pacino

17 Jun 2025

Manasvi Mamgai, who once held the title of Femina Miss India, recently had a special meeting in Rome with Pope Leo XIV. She was accompanied by iconic Hollywood actor Al Pacino and well-known producer Andrea Iervolino. This meeting made headlines because it was the first officially recorded audience between the...

Al Pacino Meets Pope: Faith, Maserati & a Vatican First

17 Jun 2025

Hollywood legend Al Pacino has made history by becoming the first major film star to meet Pope Leo XIV in a private audience. The 85-year-old Oscar winner met the newly elected pontiff at the Vatican earlier this week, while on a break from shooting his latest project, Maserati: The Brothers,...

Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace Amid Rising Israel-Iran Tensions

15 Jun 2025

Pope Leo XIV voiced his concern on Saturday as the conflict between Israel and Iran continued to grow. Armed attacks from both sides carried on for another 24 hours. As the situation worsened, the Pope urged all leaders to act wisely and calmly. He emphasized the need to stop nuclear...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints First Chinese Bishop, Strengthens 2018 Vatican–China Deal

13 Jun 2025

Pope Leo XIV has made a significant appointment, naming Fuzhou Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as the first Chinese bishop of his papacy. This appointment reinforces the 2018 Vatican–Beijing accord, first initiated under Pope Francis. The deal allowed Chinese officials a degree of input in selecting bishops—an arrangement whose specifics have...

Pope Leo XIV Urges Israel to Open Gaza to Aid, Calls Situation ‘Worrying and Painful’

21 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV delivered a stirring speech and made a powerful plea at his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025. He urges Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip. Healso emphasized the growing crisis and the fact that the sick, older ones,...

Pope Leo XIV Begins Papacy With Call For Unity And Respect For Tradition

19 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV formally commenced his papacy on Sunday, appealing to right-wing Catholics who had felt marginalized under his predecessor, and vowing to uphold the heritage of the Church and spurn autocratic rule. The 69-year-old pope, born in Chicago and who also holds Peruvian citizenship, was officially inaugurated as the...

Pope Leo XIV Set to Take Reins of Global Catholic Church in Grand Vatican Ceremony

18 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV inauguration will be held on Sunday during a large Mass in St. Peter's Square, the beginning of an historic papacy. The newly elected pope, born in Chicago and also a Peruvian citizen, is the first pontiff from the United States and South America, apart from Argentina. Robert...

Zelenskyy, World Leaders Gather At Vatican For Pope Leo’s Momentous Inauguration

18 May 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be among many international leaders present at the first Mass of newly elected Pope Leo this Sunday, the Vatican said. The ceremony, conducted in St. Peter's Square, will formally induct Pope Leo born in Chicago and partly brought up in Peru as the world's spiritual...

Pope Leo XIV To Break Tradition Of Simplicity With Move To Lavish Grand Vatican Palace

16 May 2025

Pope Leo XIV will reportedly make the Apostolic Palace his official home, restoring papal tradition after more than ten years. The move heralds an end to the austerity adopted by the late Pope Francis, who shunned the luxury of the palace for the comfort of the humble Vatican Santa Marta...

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