Just a few days after beginning his summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Mass for the Care of Creation and offered prayers for those affected by natural disasters around the world. "I would add that we must also pray for the conversion of many

Pope Leo today: “At the start of the Mass, we prayed for our conversion. I would like to add that we must pray for the conversion of people, both within and outside the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home."

NEW: Bishop Rojas of San Bernardino has dispensed his Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass due to ongoing ICE raids.

Vatican: “This morning, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in audience at the Castel Gandolfo residence H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, with whom he discussed the ongoing conflict and the urgency of just and lasting peace processes. During the cordial

Quite notable, at Mass today for Care of Creation, in the heart of a “natural cathedral,” Pope Leo dons Pope Francis’ pectoral cross, “Christ, the Good Shepherd.”

Pope Leo in Message for World Day of Grandparents and Elderly: “Break through the barriers of indifference in which the elderly often find themselves enclosed. Our societies, everywhere in the world, are growing all too accustomed to letting this significant and enriching part of

Pope Leo has appointed Fr. Thomas Hennan (47) as Bishop of Baker, Oregon; Hennen was VG of Davenport and Rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral. In 2023, the Bishop-elect was responsible for working with then Bishop Zinkula on ministry to LQBTQ Catholics. ncronline.org/news/new-iowa-…

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago Cardinal Cupich: "Unconscionable cuts" to the safety net. chicagocatholic.com/cardinal-blase…

In his message for the participants of the AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV encouraged nations to establish frameworks and regulations on AI so that it can be developed and used according to the common good. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Significantly notable given today’s announcement, Hennen is replacing Cary who decreed in February 2024 regarding Fiducia Supplicans and blessings: “I do not believe they can be carried out scandal-free in the Diocese of Baker either.” dioceseofbaker.org/to-bless-or-no…

In conversation at Georgetown Initiative on CST and Public Life tonight, Cardinal Tobin reveals that in one of the evening gatherings with about 30 cardinals during the Conclave, after prayer and conversation Tobin turned to then Cardinal Prevost and said: “Bob, I think you might be asked!” #PopeLeoCST

Asked about what the US can do to prepare for Leo’s pontificate, Cardinal Tobin responds by citing then Cardinal Bergoglio’s 2013 intervention before becoming Pope about “letting Jesus go out, and not to keep him locked in a self-referential church;” Tobin adds, “Pope Leo sees

At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo meets 8 religious congregations holding general chapters, urging “docility” to the Spirit in order “to think on a large scale, as unique pieces of a plan that exceeds you and involves you beyond your own expectations.” vatican.va/content/leo-xi…