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Unity, dialogue, respect: On first trip, pope highlights paths to peace
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 3, 2025Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for differences as the only paths to peace.
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Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. ‘extremely disrespectful’
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 19, 2025Insisting that the dignity of all people, including immigrants, must be respected, Pope Leo XIV asked U.S. Catholics and “people of goodwill” to read and listen to the U.S. bishops’ recent pastoral message on the topic.
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Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 13, 2025Being a Christian means recognizing every person as a brother or sister and always being ready to lend a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
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Prayer for beloved dead is sign of hope of being together again, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2025Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass Nov. 2, the feast of All Souls, at Rome’s largest cemetery. Praying for the dead, he said, is not just about remembering a loss, but is a sign of belief that in the death and resurrection of Jesus, no one will be lost.
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Church must ‘walk poor with the poor’ to serve Christ, says Pope Leo in first exhortation
By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News
Published October 10, 2025In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the very face of Christ.
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Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published October 5, 2025The celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is a reminder to all Catholics that the duty to welcome and assist migrants is also part of each person’s obligation to share God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said.
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God’s love can reach anyone, even at ‘rock bottom,’ pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 24, 2025When people hit “rock bottom,” they can be confident that God is there ready to rescue and redeem them, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
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US Supreme Court justice speaks at Vatican Jubilee of Justice
By BY CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 21, 2025In a frescoed hall of a building housing the Catholic Church’s highest courts, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke about faith, mercy, tradition and hope Sept. 20.
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New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published September 7, 2025The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints–two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Salvation comes from being strong enough to ask God for help, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 3, 2025Human longing for love is not a sign of weakness but demonstrates that no one is completely self-sufficient and that salvation comes from letting oneself be loved and assisted by God, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly audience.
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Christ’s love is stronger than hatred, pope says at audience
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published August 20, 2025Jesus’ love and forgiveness do not deny the truth of pain and betrayal, but they prevent evil from having the last word, Pope Leo XIV said at his Aug. 20 audience.
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Prepare space in your hearts for God’s love to grow, pope urges
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published August 6, 2025Catholics should not neglect “the Lord’s invitation to prepare our hearts by actively participating in the Eucharistic sacrifice and by doing generous acts of charity,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly audience Aug. 6.
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Pope to youth: Share Christ’s Good News, not just photos, memories from Jubilee
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published July 30, 2025Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people to “love and serve freely, in everyday life,” during a July 28 audience at the Vatican.
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Pope calls for ceasefire, dialogue, peace after church hit in Gaza
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published July 17, 2025After a morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region. More than 500 people had been sheltering at the church. It is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip.
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Pope at Angelus: Be a laborer in the field of mission
By FRANCESCA MERLO , OSV News
Published July 7, 2025Addressing the faithful gathered for his Sunday Angelus on July 6, Pope Leo offered a reflection on the missionary nature of the church, grounded in the Gospel of Luke.
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Archbishops must promote unity, seek new ways to share Gospel, pope says
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published June 29, 2025Pope Leo XIV celebrated the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul with the traditional blessing of palliums for new archbishops.
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Jesus invites Christians to overcome despair, pope says
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published June 18, 2025When 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 at his June 18 general audience.
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Pope at Pentecost: God’s love breaks down walls
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published June 8, 2025On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would “open borders, break down walls” and dissolve hatred so everyone can live as children of one human family.
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Pope, Romanian bishops, Jewish officials pay tribute to martyred bishop
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published June 2, 2025Pope Leo XIV, along with representatives of the Romanian church and the country’s Jewish community, paid tribute to the martyred bishop Blessed Iuliu Hossu June 2 during a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel.
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Remember Christ’s compassion, show compassion to others, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published May 28, 2025Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said at his May 28 general audience.