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Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan conversing at the Vatican on Nov. 4, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo meets with renowned singer Bob Dylan

During the meeting, the Holy Father presented Dylan with a rosary. Pope Leo XIV welcomed legendary American
On March 30, 1926, Cardinal Willem van Rossum, prefect of Propaganda Fide, announced Pius XI’s decision to consecrate the first six Chinese bishops, a ceremony that was held in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 28, 1926. | Credit: Public domain

Pope Leo XIV praises Chinese Catholics for unity 100 years after consecration of their first bishops

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the
Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, a priest of Chiclayo, Peru, with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez

Chiclayo priest eagerly awaits his friend, Pope Leo XIV, in Peru

For Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, Pope Leo “remains the same close friend as always, attentive to us
Pope Leo XIV passes in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on the back of the popemobile during his weekly ride through the crowds in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience on Oct. 28, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope appoints 2 undersecretaries to integral human development dicastery

The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna, to
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the repose of the souls of deceased cardinals and bishops from the past year at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica on Nov. 5, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Let us not allow the memory of the deceased to be reduced to mere nostalgia

The pontiff offered Mass on Thursday for the repose of bishops and cardinals who died during the
Pope Leo XIV greets newlyweds and sick and disabled people, including a young child in a wheelchair, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall after the Wednesday general audience on Sept. 10, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV chooses community as theme for World Day of the Sick 2027

In 2027, the Church will mark the 35th anniversary of the commemoration. Pope Leo XIV has chosen

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