Pope Leo XIV, FIRST AMERICAN POPE 🇺🇸✝️

Peace be with you—these were the very first words spoken by the Risen Christ, our Good Shepherd. I hope that same peace fills your heart today. May it reach into your home, your family, your relationships, and ripple out across every corner of the world. No matter where you are

The Holy See stands ready to help even enemies sit down face to face—because only then can true peace begin, and only then can people reclaim the dignity that war has stolen from them. With sincerity and urgency, I appeal to the leaders of every nation: come to the table. Let us

War is never a certainty—it’s a choice. And it’s a choice we can reject. Weapons may roar for a moment, but they solve nothing; they only deepen wounds and multiply the pain. History doesn’t remember the warmongers with honor—it remembers the peacemakers. It's not about defeating

What’s happening in Gaza is growing more heartbreaking by the day. The suffering is unbearable—and it’s the most vulnerable who are paying the highest price: the children, the elderly, the sick. I’m once again calling—urgently and from the heart—for a ceasefire and the

Africa is such a powerful witness to the world. Thank you to all who live out your faith in Jesus Christ with such strength and joy. It’s a reminder to every baptized soul: you’re called — by God — to be a light of hope in these challenging times. Don’t underestimate the impact

Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass 🙏