Faith

In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the very face of Christ — and to be a Church that "walks poor with the poor" in order to authentically live out the Gospel.

Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said.

Sharing the joy of being loved by God despite one's human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to pray the rosary each day in October for peace.

As tens of thousands of Palestinians were fleeing their homes as Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV expressed his "profound closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza."

The text from Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 17, 2025 general audience given in St. Peter's Square.

Great spiritual traditions and mature critical thinking enable humanity to go beyond ethnicities, clans and cliques, which recognize only those who are similar and reject those who are different, Pope Leo XIV said.

The text from Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 10, 2025 general audience given in St. Peter's Square.

Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is “for our relationship with all of creation.”

Twelve years after ending two terms as prior general of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his confreres in the order to pray to the Holy Spirit for the gifts of listening, being humble and promoting unity.