Pope Leo XIV’s visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday that draw Christian and Muslims as he seeks to recognize the importance of the country’s religious pluralism and also send a message to Christians ...

Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery of society’s focus on outward appearances. Focusing on the contemplative dimension of the ...

A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the pope’s three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the largest ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 26, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that ...

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Pope Leo XIV has offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wraps up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, August 6, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – Any time a pope visits the Middle East, it’s ...

Pope Leo XIV is on his first foreign trip to Turkey and later Lebanon, marking an important Christian anniversary and bringing a message of peace to the region at a crucial time for efforts to end the ...

Pope Leo XIV answered questions from five teenagers at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis during a live digital encounter Friday morning. Mia Smothers, Micah Alcisto, Ezequiel ...

Last week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “special message” on immigration that was an unmistakable rebuke of the Trump administration and its cruel and punitive immigration ...