Vatican Dispatch | The First Weekend of Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate

The Network That Led to Pope Leo XIV’s Election

As the cardinal proto-deacon concluded the announcement of the new pope, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. He wore a white cassock, a white zucchetto, a red pellegrina, a red-and-gold stole, and a pectoral cross. He had chosen the name Leo XIV. Many were surprised by the election of another pope from the Americas—especially from the United… Source

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 137: Pope Leo XIV’s Piety Inspires US Catholics - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Last week, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American who spent much of his priestly ministry in Peru, became the first American pope, Pope Leo XIV. (READ MORE: Is the Pope Woke?)  In this episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, host Ellie Gardey Holmes is joined by special guest American Spectator contributing editor S.A. McCarthy to discuss how Pope Leo XIV’s experience might equip him to lead the Catholic Church with compassion, understandin…

Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors express hopes for Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate

CV NEWS FEED // Survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bombings are sharing their desire for peace to be a central theme in the pontificate of Pope… The post Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors express hopes for Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Vatican Dispatch | The First Weekend of Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate

It’s Monday morning in Rome, the fifth day of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. In a few hours, I’ll join other journalists for a press audience with the new pope. I’ll share more about that later today. But for now, there’s much to report from his first weekend as pope. We now have the full English text of the Urbi et Orbi blessing (“To the City and the World”) given right after his election. Beyond his ease with multiple languages, one thing is clea…