What does it mean that the Church is a “sacrament of salvation”? Pope Leo XIV answers

May 07, 2026 12:31

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the Holy Father spoke about the Constitution Lumen Gentium. Photo: Vatican Media

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

General Audience with the Pope, April 29, 2026, on the Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea

Apr 29, 2026 14:40

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Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Some Characteristics of the Papal Diplomatic Priest: The Tasks Assigned by Leo XIV to Those Preparing to Become His Ambassadors

Address by the Holy Father to the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of its 325th anniversary

Apr 27, 2026 17:02

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Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

This is what the women Archbishop of Canterbury said to Pope Leo XIV: full speech

Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally on the Occasion of an Audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Apr 27, 2026 16:50

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Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV speaks clearly and transparently to the first Archbishop of Canterbury: full communion is more difficult

Address by Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the audience with Her Grace Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury, and her entourage

Apr 27, 2026 16:24

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Pope Leo XIV•Priests•Vocations

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

The Pope’s Homily on the Occasion of the Priestly Ordinations during the World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Apr 26, 2026 23:49

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Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

What does it mean that the Church is a “sacrament of salvation”? Pope Leo XIV answers

Here’s how Pope Leo XIV’s surprise video call to Lebanese priests in a war zone went

Trump attacks the Pope again, and Leo XIV responds once more: “If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth”

What does it mean that Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven? Pope Leo XIV explains it

Funding projects also means contributing to the Church’s evangelizing mission: Leo XIV to the “Papal Foundation”

Pope Leo XIV won’t be visiting the U.S. in 2026, but his popemobile will: here’s what we know

“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

Some Characteristics of the Papal Diplomatic Priest: The Tasks Assigned by Leo XIV to Those Preparing to Become His Ambassadors

This is what the women Archbishop of Canterbury said to Pope Leo XIV: full speech

PHOTO GALLERY: Pope Leo XIV speaks clearly and transparently to the first Archbishop of Canterbury: full communion is more difficult

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope