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Writers audience with Pope LEO XIV. Image credit: Vatican media

Pope Leo XIV tells writers their work is essential to humanity

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

International delegation of writers including Strout, Robinson and Foer meets Pope Leo XIV as Vatican publisher LEV marks its centenary.

Pope Leo XIV and Sarah Mulally, Archbishop of Canterbury. Image credit: VaticanMedia

Pope and first female Archbishop of Canterbury meet

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Leo XIV and the newly installed Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, met at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting had historical significance and the frank acknowledgment of deep theological divisions — pledging nonetheless to press on together.

Pope Leo dimisses Trump administration jibe and starts tour of 4 African countries. Image credit: Holy See

Pope not afraid of Trump administration

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The American pontiff brushed off a stinging broadside from the US president as he departed Rome for a landmark 11-day, four-nation tour of Africa, the most ambitious trip of his papacy to date. “I am not afraid of the Trump administration,” he said.

Pope Leo XIV warns of “dark hour” during Maundy Thursday mass

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In Maundy Thursday ceremonies at St. Peter’s Basilica, the American pontiff washed the feet of twelve priests, condemned violence as a distortion of God’s image, and warned of a “dark hour” gripping the world.

Vatican issues note praising monogamy

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Vatican on Tuesday released a new doctrinal note on monogamy approved by Pope Leo XIV. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said sex strengthens the bond between couples and should not be treated as only a means to have children.

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Pope condemns Gaza church strike as ‘unjustifiable’

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Leo XIV on Friday called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to express solidarity. An Israeli strike on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church killed three people and wounded ten others.

Italian leaders send letters of support to the new pope. Image credit: Vatican

Italy welcomes Pope Leo XIV with letters of support

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, a crowd of more than 150,000 people surged into the area around St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican confirmed that Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, had been elected as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Italian […]

Pope Leo XIV. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty

Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

VATICAN CITY, 8 May 2025 – White smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel on Thursday. It marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Prevost, as a 69-year-old cleric from Chicago was elected as the 267th pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, he becomes the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.