Pope Leo XIV carries on his pectoral cross, among others, a relic of an Augustinian martyr bishop, Anselmo Polanco, who was executed during the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War.

Many Catholics may wonder who Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint is. A close Peruvian missionary friend says he knows—revealing the pope’s little-known devotion to a saint he once prayed to on his knees in a chapel near Chiclayo, Peru.

Monsignor Humberto González is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served alongside Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — who was president of the organization since 2023.

Singapore’s Cardinal William Goh believes Pope Leo XIV will build a greater unity within the Church, particularly for Catholic faithful often divided on matters of Church doctrine and morality.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Cardinal Baldassare Reina as grand chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, succeeding Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who turned 80 on April 20.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump invited Pope Leo XIV to the White House. The invitation was made in a letter from Trump that was hand-delivered to the pope by Vice President JD Vance on Monday.

Rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV brings a communal and missionary spirit to the papacy — shaped by a lifelong formation in Augustinian life.

Pope Leo XIV met with faith leaders at the Vatican on Monday, emphasizing his commitment to continue Pope Francis’ legacy on synodality in relation to ecumenical dialogue with other churches and religions.

A 36-minute video purporting to show Pope Leo XIV reading a statement denouncing colonialism and praising Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 37-year-old leader of Burkina Faso, has garnered nearly a million views on YouTube as of Monday.

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have evolved considerably over time, reflecting changes in the Church, technology, and the world.

Pope Leo XIV held a private meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the papal library on Monday morning.

Our new Pope has a Marian heart.

Pope Leo XIV delivered the following homily at the Mass for the Initiation of the Petrine Ministry in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, May 18, after being elected the 266th successor of St. Peter on May 8.

The master of light, shadow and controversy, Caravaggio, returns to the spotlight this Jubilee Year in a major exhibition of his paintings at the Barberini Palace in Rome.

Following a historic papal transition, Cardinal Michael Czerny joins EWTN’s Montse Alvarado to reflect on the election of Pope Leo XIV.

Considering the Catholic Church's Role during World War II 80 years after the end of the Great War.

The digital revolution is bringing new challenges, especially pressing is the issue of work. Pope Leo XIV by choosing his name is directing the Church to respond to a new Industrial Revolution.

Pope Leo XIV urged members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation to embrace Catholic social doctrine as a path beyond polarization on Saturday, May 17, at the Vatican.

The Vatican’s sacred music school is seeking to teach Catholics worldwide how to sing ancient Gregorian chant as a means to help the faithful participate actively in the liturgy, including in papal Masses.

Thousands of the faithful took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to take part in elaborate and beautiful processions by members of Catholic confraternities from around the world who gathered in the Eternal City as part of the 2025 Jubilee festivities.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday formally began his ministry as head of the 1.4 billion members of the universal Catholic Church, acknowledging divisions among the faithful with a call for fraternal communion and unity at his inaugural Mass.

Cardinal Parolin has not ruled out Pope Leo XIV traveling to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik) for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council later this month.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday said peaceful societies can be achieved if governments invested in families “founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman” in his first address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.

The Holy See press office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download.