Pope Leo XIV to pray Regina Caeli, greet journalists in first engagements after election

Pope Leo XIV to pray Regina Caeli, greet journalists in first engagements after election

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 277th pontif... [...]

Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV’s choice of a name was a powerful statement. Following Pope Francis, who chose a completely new name in Church history, Pope Leo opted for a name steeped in tradition that also conveys an openness to engaging with the modern world. The pope’s choice of name is a “direct recall of the social doctrine of the church and of the pope t…

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, delivers his “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican following his election as pope May 8. The new pontiff was born in Chicago. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Even before he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and addressed the faithful May 8, Pope Leo XIV’s c…

Pope Leo XIV presented himself as a man of peace – also within the Church. He wants to be a man of dialogue and openness, but at the same time stigmatizes atheism and disbelief in Christ as God. Pope Leo XIV fits very well into the profile that Vaticanists and cardinals outlined when considering the successor to Pope Francis. During the conversations that I had the opportunity to have in Rome, it was emphasized very clearly: absolutely everyone …

Filipino Augustinians say new pope has ‘genuine pastoral heart’

Pope Leo XIV waves to the thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square on May 8, after being elected as the new pontiff. VATICAN MEDIA By Roy Lagarde May 9, 2025 ROME— Filipino Augustinians welcomed the election of their confrere, Pope Leo XIV, praising him as a man of humility with a “genuine pastoral heart…

Pope Leo XIV intends to focus on the realization of the ideas of peace, as stated by the ambassador to the Vatican, Andriy Yurash. He compares the new pontiff to Leo XIII in his desire for dialogue and unity among peoples.