Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be coming to the U.S. soon.
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Apostolic Nuncio to UAE and Yemen Named Holy See’s New Permanent Observer to UN
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as the Holy See’s new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York.
Pope Leo XIV Quotes Bob Dylan Song in Book Foreword Calling for Nuclear Disarmament
Pope Leo XIV said the conscience of just one person can “be worth the entire world” when it comes to preventing a nuclear catastrophe, in a new book foreword that also quotes an unpublished Bob Dylan song about the atomic bomb.
Brooklyn Priest Praises Pope Leo’s Support for Charismatic Catholic Renewal
Pope Leo XIV’s May 30 audience for the Charismatic Catholic Renewal exceeded expectations for the 3,000 attendees who were eager to learn if he would carry on the papal commitment to the movement that began in the 1960s.
Pope Leo Blesses Sagrada Familia’s Tower of Jesus, Says Beauty Can Lead People to God
Pope Leo XIV blessed the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica June 10, inaugurating the crowning spire that makes the iconic church the tallest Catholic church the world and urging people to lift their gaze to Christ “who alone reveals to us the truth about God and the truth about ourselves.”
Bushwick Mural of Pope Leo and the Terminator Carries a Catholic Climate Message
A mural of Pope Leo XIV, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the chrome skull of the Terminator stretches across the side of Bake Shop on Flushing Avenue and Bogart Street, and people are talking about it online.
Papal Trip Put Spotlight On Local Injustices, Joy Of Christian Faith, Pope Says
Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices continuing there and propose a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law.
Pope Leo Meets Equatorial Guinea’s Dictator, Quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power, quoting St. Augustine’s “City of God.”
Trump Draws Backlash Over Pope Leo Rant, ‘Deeply Offensive’ Image of Him Looking Like Christ
Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following President Donald Trump’s online screed against Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo Praises Witness of Algeria’s Christian Martyrs at Meeting With Local Catholics
Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains “a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit.”