On Monday May 12, 2025, Pope Leo XIV addressed members of the media who had covered the Interregnum and the Conclave. He said that "Peace begins with each one of us: in the way we look at others, listen to others and speak about others. In this sense, the way we communicate is of fundamental importance: we must say 'no' to the war of words and images, we must reject the paradigm of war." ...read more

On Sunday, May 11, Pope Leo XIV gave his first address during the Regina Caeli prayer. He spoke about praying for vocations, "especially those to the priesthood and consecrated life."  ...read more

On May 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV presided over Mass with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel. In his homily, he said that "Peter, in his response ['You are the Christ, the Son of the living God' (Matthew 16:16)], understands both of these things: the gift of God and the path to follow in order to allow himself to be changed by that gift." ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Leo XIV's first Urbi et Orbi address given on May 8, 2025 at the Vatican. ...read more

We joyfully welcome our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV. If you'd like to learn more, here's a brief biography. ...read more

On May 7, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, "For the Election of the Roman Pontiff," in St. Peter's Basilica. ...read more

We pray that through work, each person might find fulfillment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized. ...read more

Popular depictions of Conclaves often show a political drama with lots of maneuvering and intrigue. At heart, it's also a deeply synodal act of spiritual discernment. How can we reconcile these two diverging perspectives on papal elections? ...read more

Deacon Pedro explores the ins and outs of a modern Conclave, and asks, "Where is the Holy Spirit in all this?" ...read more

Nicholas Jesson reflects on the late pope's achievements on the journey to Christian unity and human fraternity. ...read more