In October 2018, Dr Machar honored an invitation to attend a peace celebration at the Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba. President Kiir, in his speech published by Voice of America (VoA), stated: ‘‘As ...

Pope thanks Cardinal Burke, who clashed with Francis, for 50 years of priestly ministry Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke during the solemnity of Sts.

Pope Leo XIV Thanks Cardinal Burke, Who Clashed With Francis, for 50 Years of Priestly Ministry The Pope commended Cardinal Burke’s pastoral witness on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee.

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo XIV issued a message of hope to the elderly.

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on his international travels.

Pope Leo XIV waves to people from the terrace of the summer papal estate where he arrives for a two-week stay in Castel Gandolfo, 25 miles southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025.

Pope Francis said at a meeting with the Dicastery, according to the National Catholic Reporter, that the blessings are for the people in same-sex unions but not for the unions themselves.

Pope Leo will continue to deliver his weekly Angelus addresses from Liberty Square (Piazza della Libertà) in front of the pontifical palace on July 13 and on July 20.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter Pope Leo has revived the 400-year tradition of papal vacationing at Castel Gandolfo, a practice eschewed by Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV, who is on summer holiday at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, encouraged people in his Sunday homily to embrace the summer season.

Pope Leo was scheduled to spend two weeks in July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, reviving a custom skirted by Pope Francis.