VATICAN CITY — Catholics and Protestants around the world expressed concern this week, as Pope Leo XVI gave his recommendation that Christians pray the rosary while facing in the direction of Mecca.The pontiff made the proclamation after…
When Pope Leo XIV was elected, I realized what was happening. Pope Francis had been too radical, too overtly Marxist, too crass. He kept doing friendly interviews with atheists, defending sexual predators, making deals with the Chinese Communist…
The profile of Pope Leo XIV is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia, and his names — both the one he took upon beginning his pontificate on May 8 and his given name, Robert Francis Prevost — are among the most…
In this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack Pope Leo’s recent trip to Turkey and Lebanon, examining his cautious language on Islam, the rise of Christian persecution, and the Vatican’s…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused the West of Islamophobia and rebuked Israel for targeting Christians during Pope Leo XIV’s pilgrimage to Turkey, even as the pontiff sidestepped calls from religious freedom analysts to address the…
Pope Leo XIV has referenced a book that greatly influenced his spirituality after being asked by a journalist about the conclave and what it’s been like becoming the pope. “Besides St. Augustine,” Pope Leo said The Practice of the Presence of…
Pope Leo has said he believes the United States needs to find “another way” in handling the situation in Venezuela, warning against any military incursion and saying it would be better to pursue dialogue or apply economic pressure. “It seems…
Joshua McElwee and Katherine Cartier, Reuters Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Pope Leo bade farewell to Lebanon on Tuesday with a fervent appeal to leaders across the Middle East to listen to their people’s cries for peace and to change course away…
It quickly became clear that Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey was more than a diplomatic courtesy. The Church cannot speak credibly about peace in a fractured world while appearing to be divided Herself. Leo’s decision not to include any…
At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice, and suffering. The pope began yesterday at the tomb of St. Charbel at the Monastery of St. Maron in…
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