Pope Leo XIV's Current Events Thread

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo held his weekly General Audience and again greeted the crowds in St Peters Square.

 

[iceflower]

Pope Leo received the President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun and his wife today, June 13:


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[An Ard Ri]

Pope held an audience for the clergy of the Diocese of Rome

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo sent a special message to Catholics gathered at the Rate Field in Chicago over the weekend

 

[Gawin]

More details on the Pope's ancestry:

We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Foun…

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[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo condemned an attack on a Catholic Mission in the central Benue region of Nigeria which killed over 100 people last weekend.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Pope held his weekly General Audience and greeted the crowds (18.06.25)

 

[Blog Real]

Today, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Yury Ambrazevich, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Holy See, to the Apostolic Palace on the occasion of the presentation of Credentials.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1936444030042140823

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Poe met the US political commentator ,Ben Shapiro during his weekly audience

 

[iceflower]

Pope Leo received Fra John Timothy Dunlap, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, today, June 23:


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Pope Leo to Order of Malta: Thank you for bearing witness to God's love - Vatican News

On the occasion of the Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, Pope Leo XIV expresses his gratitude to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta for their ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo expressed his deep sadness at the Islamist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus on Sunday which killed 25 Christians.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo celebrated the Jubilee of Bishops at St Peters yesterday, June 25th

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo presided over the ordination of 32 new priests at the Vatican
León XIV ordena a 32 sacerdotes en el día del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús - Rome Reports

The Pope had an nice encounter with a Spanish priest

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo presided over a special Mass at the Vatican to mark the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29th)

Pope Leo welcomed over 4,000 Ukrainian pilgrims to St. Peter’s Basilica and met with the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Today ,Pope Leo also met with the cast of the American TV series 'The Chosen'
The lead actor Jonathan Roumie/جوناثان رومي is a recent Catholic convert and is of Egyptian, Syro Lebanese and Irish ancestry.

 

[iceflower]

Pope Leo met the Vice-President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan today, June 30:

Pope Leo XIV receives Vice-President of Vietnam - Vatican News

After an audience with Pope Leo XIV, the Vice-President of Vietnam meets with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[Blog Real]

Today, Pope Leo XIV meets President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, in the Vatican.

Pope Leo meets President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV meets President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Mr. Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, in the Vatican, who subsequently met ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[iceflower]

Today, July 2, Pope Leo received Italian Prime Minister Meloni and the First Lady of Turkey Emine Erdogan for audiences:


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[iceflower]

Pope Leo received Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, today, July 3:

Pope Leo XIV receives President of the Republic of Poland - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience President Andrzej Duda, of Poland. One topic to which particular attention was given is the ongoing war in ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[An Ard Ri]

Pope Leo received Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, today, July 3:

Pope Leo XIV receives President of the Republic of Poland - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience President Andrzej Duda, of Poland. One topic to which particular attention was given is the ongoing war in ...

www.vaticannews.va

Here's a video from todays audience with the outgoing President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

 

[Somebody]

The pope will revive the tradition of spending his summer holidays at Castel Gondolfo. The people in the town seem happy that he will return after a hiatus during Francis' papacy.

MSN

 

[Blog Real]

Today, before leaving for Castel Gandolfo for a period of rest, Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

The pontiff has had a whirlwind 8 weeks since he was elected pope. I am happy that he will rest at Castel Gandolfo.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Pope Leo XIV has sent his condolences upon the death of Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, OFMCap.

The argentinian priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, and created a cardinal in 2023, passed away in Buenos Aires on 30:th June, aged 98.

Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, Argentine friar held up by Pope Francis as model confessor, dies at 98

The Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor has died in Buenos Aires at age 98.

apnews.com

 

[iceflower]

Pope Leo received Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Castel Gandolfo today, July 9:


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Pope meets with Ukrainian President - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV and President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss the war in Ukraine, the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, and the Holy See’s ...

www.vaticannews.va

 

[An Ard Ri]

The pope will revive the tradition of spending his summer holidays at Castel Gondolfo. The people in the town seem happy that he will return after a hiatus during Francis' papacy.

MSN

Pope Leo celebrated a Mass for the Care of Creation in the gardens of Castel Gondolfo on July 9th

 

[Blog Real]

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Sunday Mass at the Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo.