The morning after being elected the 267th Pope, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel, reminding them that "we are to bear witness to [...]
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The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, describes Pope Leo XIV’s first message to the world as a call to peace and dialogue. He also highlights the [...]
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“We, consecrated men and women in the Philippines, welcome the new Holy Father with filial devotion and synodal solidarity" [...]
The bishops pledged support for the pope’s mission of evangelization, justice, peace, and care for the poor and creation [...]
He addressed the world in Italian and Spanish, concluding with the recitation of the “Ave Maria” and imparting the Urbi et Orbi blessing [...]
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His episcopal motto is “In Illo uno unum”— explains that “although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one.” [...]
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, the first pope from the United States.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025 / Vatican Media / Screenshot
CNA Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 05:23 am (CNA).
LIVE UPDATES: First Mass of Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 04:57 am (CNA).
Just hours after being elected the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has three appointments on his agenda
Michael Warsaw, CEO of EWTN. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2025 / 17:26 pm (CNA).
“It is with great joy that I welcome the election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV,” Michael Warsaw said in a statement.
“What a great honor for our country,” President Trump said of the election of the Catholic Church’s new Chicago-born pope on May 8, 2025. / Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2025 / 16:32 pm (CNA).
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, along with scores of other elected officials throughout the country have expressed joy and excitement over the selection of the first American pope.
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 16:12 pm (CNA).
Cardinals elected Leo to the supreme pontificate on Thursday afternoon, with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling the closing of the conclave.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.